History of the Automobile

First steam powered engine

1769

First hydrogen fueled automobile

1808

First gasoline powered motor

1870

First motor car invented

1886

First pneumatic tire invented

1895

First rubber tired filled with ari

Steering wheel invented to replace steering tiller

1900

Ford Motor Company establisted

1903

First traffic light invented

1912

First automobile assembly line created

1913

Ford model T went from 7.5 cars an hour to 146 cars per hour

First car radio invented and implemented

1924

First diesel passenger car introduced

1936

First military vehicle created known as the Jeep

1940

First seat belt installed

1958

Air bags become a car safety option

1974

The first GPS was introduced

1995