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automobile is created.
1769, Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot from France invented the first self propelled road vehicle. -
steam driven road tractors
Charles Dietz and his sons were running steam driven tractors, hauling passenger carriages prior to 1850 -
front mounted engine
in 1878 Amedee Bolle built a front mounted engine , a shaft drive and a steering wheel on a vertical shaft. -
gas powered motorcycle
in 1885 Gottileb Daimler had the idea for a gas powered motorcycle but was shut down by a company when he approached with the idea -
add on to the auto mobile for better use.
c.l Horock designs the shock absorber, using a piston and a cylinder fitted into a metal sleeve, that made more of a smoother ride. -
first four wheel hydraulic brakes
in 1922 the first american four wheel hydraulic brake was made in Indianapolis. -
first successful mass produced four wheel car
Avant was the first successful mass produced vehicle made in 1934 -
cruise control is developed
in 1950 a cruise control mechanism is created -
automatic stability control
in 1997 Cadillic is the first american to offer automatic stability control -
steering ratios
ford and takata have packed hardware into, making a steering ratio -
self driving cars
in 2017 the develop meant of self driving cars is in progress, as ford plugs into china's electric car market with joint venture
