Automotive design has come a long way since Karl Benz designed the Patent Motorwagen in the late 1800s, and Henry Ford brought the T-4 powered Model T to the masses in 1908. Those early cars were little more than motorized adaptations of the horse-drawn carriage, but we now have cars with sophisticated electronics that have us closing in on the point where they may become fully autonomous.  The interim steps have seen innovations in fuel delivery, engine efficiency, and the
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