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First Sucsesful Car is Made
in 1894 Ferdinand Verbiest completed his first car. he named it the Benz "Velo" model. -
First afordable car made.
Model T
Henery Ford made the first sellablecar in Detroit Michigan. The Ford Model T Tin Lizzy. Ford invented the asembaly line, producing cars 7 times faster than befor. -
HeadLights
In 1912, Cadillac introduced headlights powered by a pioneering electrical system developed by Delco. Electric headlights have been the standard ever since. -
Traction Control
Traction Contral is to keep all the wheels to gain better grip and slip and slide less. there is a less advance version called Limited SlipDifferential in older cars. -
Anti Lock Brakes
Anti Lock Brakes
In the Late 1920's, Gabriel Voisin develped the sucsesfull anti locking brake system with the goal to stop them faster and increase the life if tires. They were developed for use on aircraft by the French. Many other improvments have been made to ift manily by American companys. -
Suicide doors
Suicide doors are a great part of automobiles. They allow a small car to be a 4 door and allow a backseat. -
Seat Belts
The first company Volvo where the first auto company to standard issue seatbelts. They have saved countless lives! -
Bucket Seats
Bucket seats are a great inovation to cars. Expecialy high performance cars. The are alot lighter the=an bench seats. they are also alot more comfartable. They allow for cars to be smaller becaues they dont need to fit huge bench seats. -
Electronic Key Fobs
Chevy's '93 Corvette had General Motors' first Passive Keyless Entry system. Wireless key fobs now unlock doors, set off the horn and lights. The latest systems can be programmed to remember how you like your seat and mirror and adjust them accordingly. -
Electronic Stability Control
BMW and Mercedes-Benz introduced them in '95 models. A computerized system that alows the car's brakes or slows the throttle, or a little of both, to keep the car going where you want it to. -
Heated and cooled Seats
Heated seats have been around for a while, but cooled seats were introduced in the mid-90s.
Electric coils warm the seat, Air circulates to cool it. -
Airbags
The first cars with airbags was introduced in the early '70s; Chrysler was the first to make them standard in cars, in 1988.
Airbags have graduated from things that simply blast out of the dashboard to more advanced devices that protect you in a rollover, cushion your knee and adjust for smaller drivers. They can also determine the severity of the impact, your seat position and whether you're wearing a seat belt.
