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First Self Propelled Vehicle - France
First self propelled car, powered by steam, was built for the French Military, three wheeled, 2.5 miles per hour, Nicolas - Joseph Cugnot -
Electric Carriage - Scotland
The first electric carriage. Robert Anderson -
Gasoline Powered car - Germany
This is when the first gasoline powered car was created in Germany by Karl Benz -
First Gas Powered Car - U.S.
First successful gas powered car in the U.S. 4hp. Charles and Frank Duryea Duryea brothers set up American car manufacturing company -
Telescoping Shock Absorber
Results in a smoother ride and less lingering bounce. The telescope shock absorber is still used today -
Drum Brakes
Standard drum brakes are invented. The drum brakes have been improved a lot over the years but the basic principle is still the same. -
General Motors
William Durant forms general motors. -
Model T introduced
Henry Ford. 10,660 cars produced first year. Mass assembly of cars -
Electric Starter
Charles Ketterling, first electric starter. Before people had to use a hand crank to start their cars -
First Power Steering System
Francis Wright Davis, first power steering system -
Flashing Turn Signals
First flashing thermal signals - Deleware -
Air Conditioning
First air conditioning system. Nash Motor company -
First Jeep
The first jeep was invented. Karl Pabst. Created for the military -
Cruise Control
cruise control became much more common -
Eco friendly
Car manufacturers tried to reduce harmful emissions caused by cars. -
Seatbelts
Some form of seatbelt was in all new cars. -
Heated Seats
First heated seats in a car -
Airbags
Airbags began to become standard. Originally only on drivers side. -
Car phones
Cellular car phones only in expensive cars. Quickly became useless as more portable cellphones became available -
Similar to the 1980's
Many of the features that are in cars today were invented before the 1980's. Many things have just upgraded or become more standard.
