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1769, Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot from France invented the first self propelled road vehicle.
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Charles Dietz and his sons were running steam driven tractors, hauling passenger carriages prior to 1850
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in 1878 Amedee Bolle built a front mounted engine , a shaft drive and a steering wheel on a vertical shaft.
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in 1885 Gottileb Daimler had the idea for a gas powered motorcycle but was shut down by a company when he approached with the idea
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c.l Horock designs the shock absorber, using a piston and a cylinder fitted into a metal sleeve, that made more of a smoother ride.
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in 1922 the first american four wheel hydraulic brake was made in Indianapolis.
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Avant was the first successful mass produced vehicle made in 1934
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in 1950 a cruise control mechanism is created
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in 1997 Cadillic is the first american to offer automatic stability control
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ford and takata have packed hardware into, making a steering ratio
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in 2017 the develop meant of self driving cars is in progress, as ford plugs into china's electric car market with joint venture
