Mature Technology: Car

Leonardo da Vinci

1478

First seld-propelled car

Nicolas Joseph Cugnot

1769

Builds first self-propelled road vehicle

Samuel Brown

1823

Invention of an internal combustion engine

Julius Hock

1870

First internal combustion engine running on gasoline

Otto

1877

First four-cycle internal combustion engine
Prototype to modern car engine

Karl Benz

1885

First automobile that was powered by a gasoline engine

Henry Ford

1886

Builds his first automobile

Ford Motor Company

1903

Henry Ford opens Ford Motor Company

Henry Ford

1913

Model T was Launched

First diesel powered passenger car

1936

Invention of the seat belt

1965

Seat belts were made for safety of its passengers.

First airbag

1974

The first airbag fitted to a production car specifically to GM cars in the US.

First car radio

1993

First car radio installed in a commercial car.

Hybrid cars

1997

Invention of hybrid cars.

Innvention of the electric car

2000

Fuel-efficient cars

2008

The first fuel-efficient cars surged as gas prices rose.