Development of Cars

By Ace Reilly
  • First Car was Invented

    First Car was Invented

    Karl Benz invented the first car in Mannheim, Germany
  • Ford Began Selling Cars

    Ford Began Selling Cars

    Ford Motor Company began mass selling cars
  • General Motors became biggest cooperation in world

    General Motors became biggest cooperation in world

    William Durant made General Motors into the biggest corporation in the world
  • First Car Bodies were made out of Steel

    First Car Bodies were made out of Steel

    Dodge was the first company to start making the car bodies out of steel
  • Air Conditioning was added to cars

    Air Conditioning was added to cars

    Air Condition was first added by Bishop and Babcock
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    Cruise Control was added to cars

    Cruise Control was invented by a blind man named Ralph Teeter
  • First Seatbelt was added

    First Seatbelt was added

    The first seat belt was installed in a car in Sweden.
  • Air bags Were First Added

    Air bags Were First Added

    GM cars were the first cars to have airbags
  • Fist Hybrid Motor

    Fist Hybrid Motor

    Hybrid motors that combined a combustion engine with an electric engine were rolled out in the Toyota Prius.
  • Backup Cameras Were Added

    Backup Cameras Were Added

    Backup cameras were added to the Nissan Primera for the first time.
  • First autopilot cars were made

    First autopilot cars were made

    Elon Musk debuted the first autopilot technology on his Model S, making it the first car that could steer and change lanes independently of the driver.
  • First Fully self-driving car

    First Fully self-driving car

    Google announced a plan to debut a fully self-driving car, which became Waymo