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First Car
Leonardo da Vinci created the first car. This was a self propelled car. -
First Road vehicle
Nicholas Joseph Cugnot created the first self propelled road vehicle. it moved around 2.5 miles per hour. -
First US patent car
This car was created by Oliver Evans. It was a steam powered car. -
Steam Powered Road Carriage
This car was for on road use only, it could not be used on rail roads. It was created by Richard Trevithick -
Internal Combustion engine
Francois created the first ever internal combustion engine. Along with a model for a car which was unsuccessful in the end. -
First crude electric carriage
This carriage was created by Robert Anderson in Scotland. -
Horseless Carriage
Jean-Joseph created the horseless carriage. It could move about 3 miles per hour. -
First engine running off of gas
Julius Hock created the first internal combustion engine running off of gas. -
First automobile powered off of gas
Carl Benz created the first true automobile. This car could run off of gasoline. It had three wheels and looked similar to a carrige -
Henry Fords
Henry Fords built his first auto mobile. Which is now know as the ford car dealership we have today. -
First steering wheel
The first steering wheel was created in the 1900 which replaced the steering tiller -
Maximum speed limit
In Alabama the first maximum speed limit was created. This speed limit was 8 miles per hour -
Car Radio
The first ever car radio was made. Today most all cars we buy have car radios and this was the first ever made. -
Air Bags
the first ever air bags where given as a option in new car. They were safety percussions. -
GPS was introduced
The Global Positioning System (GPS) was introduced
