Technology Over Time - Land Transportation

By jbagg
  • First Car in US

    First Car in US
    Henry Ford began building cars in 1896 and started his own company in 1903. The Ford Motor Company improved mass-production with the first conveyor belt-based assembly line in 1913, producing the Model T (which had been introduced in 1908). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_the_United_States
  • Henry Ford Car

    Henry Ford Car
    The Model T made its debut in 1908 with a purchase price of $825.00. Over ten thousand were sold in its first year, establishing a new record. Four years later the price dropped to $575.00 and sales soared. By 1914, Ford could claim a 48% share of the automobile market.
  • First Car with Cruise Control

    First Car with Cruise Control
    The first cars to boast the new technology were the 1958 models of the Chrysler Imperial, New Yorker and Windsor. It was Chrysler who finally came up with the “cruise control” name. http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/11/blind-man-created-cruise-control/
  • First GPS avaiable in cars

    First GPS avaiable in cars
    The first-ever GPS navigation system for a production vehicle, GM's GuideStar system for the 1995 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight cost just under $2,000 and wasn't particularly accurate. Two of the most famous early models are Ford's Microsoft-based Sync, and BMW's iDrive, both of which have been heavily upgraded over the years. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402758,00.asp
  • First car with wifi

    First car with wifi
    The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette, Impala, Malibu and Volt will be the first to come optionally equipped with OnStar 4G LTE. The new system will eventually be offered on most GM vehicles -- from the Chevrolet Corvette sports car to the Cadillac XTS luxury sedan. http://www.autotrader.com/car-tech/got-wifi-cars-with-wifi-hot-spots-keep-drivers-connected-226747
  • First Unmaned Car - Google Car

    First Unmaned Car - Google Car
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