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The history of Automobile Development

By Reeves_Lemya

  • Ferdinand Verbiest invents the first automobile

    Ferdinand Verbiest invents the first automobile
    Verbiest buildsthe first steam powered vehicle as toy for the chinese emperor.

  • First Oil Powered Car

    Josef Bozek invents the first "oil fired steam car"

  • First Internal Combustion Engine

    First Internal Combustion Engine
    Samuel Brown patents first IC engine for industrial use.

  • First Electric vehicle

    Anyos Jedik, hungarian, invents the first electric motor.

  • First "Safety Belt" is patented

    First "Safety Belt" is patented
    Edward J. Claghorn of New York is granted the first patent for a seatbelt in America.

  • First Succesful Diesel Engine

    First Succesful Diesel Engine
    Rudlof diesel runs his first succesful engine.

  • First Electric Headlight

    First Electric Headlight
    Introduced by the Electric Vehicle Company of Hartford, CT, they were first featured on The Columbia Car

  • First Power Steering Patent

    Robert E. Twyford of Pittsburgh, PA includes Power Steering in his patent for Four-Wheel Drive

  • First Four-Wheel Drive

    Robert E. Twyford patents Four-Wheel drive

  • Frist windshield wipers

    Frist windshield wipers
    Mary Anderson gets a patent for a "window cleaning device" meant for electric cars and other vehicles.

  • First Radios in Cars

    The Galvin Corporation introduces the first commercial radio, the Motorola model 5T71, which ran off a battery.

  • First Airconditiong in Cars

    A New York companyoffers installation of air conditioning units, mostly in luxury cars.

  • Modern Turn Signal Patented

  • First Power Windows

    The Packard Company introduces power windows in the Packard 180 series

  • First Airbag patent

    First Airbag patent
    Walter Linderer of Germany patents the airbag

  • Modern Heated Seats

    Robert L Ballard , of General Motors, patents nthe first modern seat warmer

  • Child Lock introduced in Commercial cars

    Child Lock introduced in Commercial cars

  • First GPS in Cars

    Steven Lobbezoo creates first commercially available GPS for cars

  • First Remote Keyless System

    Automatic key-remote first featured on the 1993 Chevorlet Corvet

  • First Self-parking Vehicle

    First Self-parking Vehicle
    Lexus LS 460 can parallel park itself