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First Car
It was a motorized 2-passenger vehicle made by Mercedes-Benz. Karl Benz was the man with the idea and brought it to life. It came out in 1886 and was manufactured in Germany. -
Four-Wheel Drive
The first four-wheel drive system was invented by British engineer Joseph Diplock. He patented It in 1893. Just six year later, Ferdinand Porsche put an all-wheel drive system in one of his electric cars. -
Car Heating
The american mechanical engineer Margaret Wilcox invented heating for cars. This invention is still considered one of the most valuable inventions for cars. She patented this in 1893. -
Power Steering
This advanced mechanism was a huge step for cars. Most vehicle companies didn't use this right away. It actually took them almost 80 years to catch on to this amazing invention. -
Automatic Transmission
This invention was sold to GM in the 1940's. Two Brazilian engineers named José Braz Araripe and Fernando Lehly Lemos. They developed this new invention in 1932. -
Air Conditioning
Air conditioning came out withe the 1940 Packard. It was powered by Frigidaire. Most vehicle companies caught on a couple years down the road. -
Power Windows
This came out in the 1940 Packard 180 Series. The same vehicle to introduce air conditioning. It started strictly for luxury vehicles but is now in all modern vehicles. -
Windshield Defroster
This invention was introduced by GM in there Chevrolet trucks. This invention decreased winter death rates in motor vehicles by 17%. Windshield defrosters became mandatory soon after. -
Heated Seats
Robert L. Ballard was the inventor of heated seats. He was a engineer for GM. The first heated seats where put in Cadillacs. -
Seatbelts
Swedish Inventor Nils Bohlin invented the seat belt. He came out with it for Volvo cars. Other car companies quickly followed along with the new safety idea. -
Airbags
Ford was the first company to incorporate airbags. The new safety idea had other companies following along quickly. Such and GM incorporating airbags just two years later in their Chevrolet vehicles. -
Autonomous Car/Self-Driving
In the 1980's Carnegie Mellon University's Navlab and ALV projects starting working to develop an autonomous vehicle. They were successful, in 1934 Mercedes-Benz created the first autonomous vehicle as a concept car and was never sold to the general public. -
Adaptive Cruise Control
This future invention will adjust your cruise control to the flow of traffic. Which will limit rear-endings and traffic accidents. This is also an invention that you can expect to start seeing commonly in vehicles. -
Ar Dashboards
Ar dashboards are were your pedometer, tachometer,etc... are on your windshield displayed as live feedback. They are in some of BMW's higher end vehicles but engineers say they will be much more common in all vehicles in a decade or so. -
Fully Autonomous Vehicle
The most promising date for a fully autonomous vehicle is in 16 years. Waymo CEO John Krafcik claimed this on March 30, 2020. -
