What is the history of automobile development?
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The following is the history of automobile development: 1. Germans invented the automobile: (1) In 1867, German engineer Otto developed the world's first reciprocating piston four-stroke engine. (2) In 1885, German Karl Benz purchased Otto's patent and installed an internal combustion engine and an accelerator on a three-wheeled carriage. On January 29, 1886, he applied for a patent for the first three-cylinder automobile, with patent certificate number 37435, obtaining the world's first automobile invention right. This day is considered the birth date of the modern automobile. Note: Benz Patent-Motorwagen. (3) In 1886, German Gottlieb Daimler produced the world's first four-wheeled automobile, regarded as the ancestor of four-wheeled vehicles, equipped with a 1.1-horsepower gasoline engine. (4) In 1887, the automobile pioneer Benz & Cie. was founded, and in 1890, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft was established. In 1926, Benz and Daimler merged to form Daimler-Benz AG, beginning the production of Mercedes-Benz automobiles. 2. Americans advanced the automobile: (1) In 1896, Henry Ford successfully developed a 2-cylinder, 4-wheel automobile, and in 1903, Ford Motor Company was established. The introduction of the Ford Model T significantly boosted automobile market consumption, making cars accessible to ordinary households. (2) In 1913, Ford pioneered the automobile assembly line production system, marking the first revolution in the evolution of automobile manufacturing and a groundbreaking revolution in the world's automobile industry, ushering in the era of assembly line production.
I've been fascinated by mechanics since childhood and have pored over materials about vintage cars. These machines started with Karl Benz's three-wheeled gasoline vehicle in the late 19th century, when internal combustion engines replaced steam engines. Later, Ford's Model T assembly line truly brought automobiles to ordinary households. By the 1950s, automatic transmissions and air conditioning became widespread. Nowadays, electric and hybrid vehicles dominate the streets, autonomous driving is under testing, and even tire materials have undergone over a dozen generations of improvement in the past century. Every time I see old Beetles and Jiefang trucks in museums, I'm struck by the awe of technological evolution.
I remember my grandfather saying that cars were a luxury when he was young. Back then, a Santana cost over 200,000 yuan, enough to buy several apartments. For us ordinary people, the transition from riding bicycles and taking buses to every household owning a car took just thirty years. In the past, a trip to the city would take half a day, but now you can cross provinces with just a press of the accelerator. However, the increase in cars has also brought congestion, and now parking spaces in residential areas are rising in price faster than real estate. Recently, I took my kids to a car-themed park, where the steering wheels of those vintage cars were as big as washbasins. Nowadays, even the air conditioning in cars can be controlled by voice commands. It's hard to imagine what cars will be like in another ten years.
