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The first practical automobile, the Benz Paten-Motorwagen, was made by Karl Benz. -
Henry Ford debuted the first Model T Ford on October 1, 1908, at the company’s Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit. He created this for affordability and the quality of the care. From 1908 to 1927 Ford built about 15 million Model T cars. The Ford brand is still building cars today. -
The first moving assembly line made by Ford Motor Company in 1913 helped the ability to make cars faster, thousands in one year. -
Cars started having an automatic transmission using hydraulic fluid, which allowed vehicles gears to shift automatically during vehicle operation.
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Air conditioning in cars started appearing around 1940, by 1969 more than half of the cars around the world had air conditioning. Today more than 99% of cars have air conditioning.
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Safety started to become a major focus in cars in the late 1960s therefore the creation of seat belts became standard in cars. -
Due to a 1991 law, the installation of airbags were started to be seen in the 1970s, but they didn’t start improving and accepted until the late 1990s. -
In the late 1990s to early 2000s hybrid cars became success, which made cars more environmentally friendly by being less dependent on gas, Honda and Toyota are the most well-known for manufacturing hybrid vehicles.
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Cars have started using smart technology such as, collision sensors, self-driving capabilities, and automatic braking system. They started using this in the early 2000s to present day.