First car

History of Cars

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  • The Steam Car

    The Steam Car
    http://www.americanautohistory.com/Articles/Article001.htm The steam car ws invented by Nicholas Joseph in 1796. It is said to be the first self-propelled vehicle built for road use, and was used as an artillery tractor. In 1769, Cugnot demonstrated his vehicle to government officials in Paris. It ran for 15 minutes and attained a speed of 2 miles per hour. The vehicle was of tricycle layout, with two rear wheels and a steerable front wheel controlled by a tiller.

  • The First Car

    The First Car
    http://www.explainthatstuff.com/historyofcars.html The first car was a Motorwagen made in 1855 by Karl and Bertha Benz. It was gas-powered and it had 3 different sized wheels. It had a single cylindar engine. It could reach speeds of up to 10 mph (16 kph). It had an internal combustion engine. Gears were later added to go uphill as well as turn the car.

  • The Model T

    The Model T
    http://www.history.com/topics/model-t The Model T was invented by the Ford Motor Company in 1908. It was the first affordable automobile and was made by assembly line productions. 5 million cars were sold over 20 years and it also was the first global car. The engine had 20 horsepower and could reach speeds of up to 40-45 mph.

  • Seatbelt is Invented

    Seatbelt is Invented
    http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-point-seatbelt-inventor-nils-bohlin-born In the 1960s, the auto industry focused on making safer vehicles that could meet the needs of the modern consumer. The three-point seatbelt was invented by Nihls Bohlin. In 1964, Studebaker-Packard was the first company to introduce seat belts as standard equipment on all of its vehicles. Soon all vehichles had them. Laws were made in some states and saftey was a major part of cars.

  • The Driverless Car

    The Driverless Car
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car#Commercialization The google driverless car was invented in 2014 by google. It will be avaliable to the general public in 2020 and is legal in 4 states already, California, Michigan, Nevada and Florida. It has $15,000 in equipment and it is the first driverless car so far. It comes in three models, the Toyota Prius, the Audi TT, and the Lexus RX450h.