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1769: French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot build the first steam-power road vehicle
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1808: Swiss inventor Francois Isaac De Rivas builds the first internal combustion-powered automobile
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1886 German invertor Carl Benz receives a patent for his "Benz Patent-Motorwagen considered the first practical automobile
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1886-1890s: Other inventors, including Gottlieb Daimler, also develop their own cars, with commercial production beginning
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1901: The Oldsmobile Curved Dash is produced as the first mass-produced car
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1908: The Ford Model T is introduced becoming the first mass-produced and mass-affordable car for the average person
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Post-WWII: Car ownership rapidly increases in may parts of the world as the become more available and affordable
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21st century: Car usage continues to expand significantly in developing nations and new forms of technology are integrated into vehicles