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History of automobiles

  • First thoughts

    Leonardo da Vinci considered the idea of a self-propelled vehicle in the 15th century.
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    HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILE

  • Supositions

    Some people say it was invented in 1769 with the first self-propelled steam-powered military tractor invented by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot
  • Supositions II

    Also, some people think it was Gottlieb Daimler's vehicle in 1885 or Karl Benz's in 1886 when he patented the first gas-powered vehicles
  • Seat belts

    The automobile seat belt was due to Edward J. Claghorn of New York on February 10, 1885.
  • Brakes

    In 1901, British inventor Frederick William Lanchester invented disc brakes.
  • Airbags

    Airbags are a safe alternative in cars for the protection of people in the car in the event of a collision. The first recorded airbag U.S. was in 1951.
  • 2019

    A lot of different features had been added to our cars nowadays, like auto-parking, 4x4 cars, and even hybrid cars.