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Automobile Transport

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Road transport by private passenger car, in which an individual or household owns or otherwise has personal use of a motor vehicle for door to door travel rather than relying on a shared or scheduled service. Automobile transport gives the traveler direct control over route, timing and destination in a way that fixed route modes such as bus or rail cannot match, and it has shaped the layout of modern cities and highway networks around the private car's need for parking, road capacity and fuel or charging infrastructure.

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Core Concern
Private point-to-point road transport of people by a personally owned or leased motor vehicle. 1
Origin Year
1886 1
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Exemplified By

AMC Javelin, Vehicles
Austin Mini, Vehicles
BMW 3 Series, Vehicles
BMW i3, Vehicles
BMW Isetta, Vehicles
Citroen 2CV, Vehicles
Citroen DS, Vehicles
Datsun 240Z, Vehicles
Ferrari F40, Vehicles
Fiat 500, Vehicles
Ford Bronco, Vehicles
Ford Fiesta, Vehicles
Ford GT40, Vehicles
Ford Mustang, Vehicles
Ford Taurus, Vehicles
Honda Accord, Vehicles
Honda Civic, Vehicles
Honda Fit, Vehicles
Jaguar XJ, Vehicles
McLaren F1, Vehicles
Nissan GT-R, Vehicles
Nissan Leaf, Vehicles
Peugeot 106, Vehicles
Pontiac GTO, Vehicles
Porsche 911, Vehicles
Range Rover, Vehicles
Shelby Cobra, Vehicles
Smart Fortwo, Vehicles
Suzuki Alto, Vehicles
Suzuki Jimny, Vehicles
Toyota Camry, Vehicles
Toyota Prius, Vehicles
Toyota RAV4, Vehicles
Toyota Yaris, Vehicles
Trabant 601, Vehicles
Volvo 240, Vehicles
Willys MB, Vehicles

Pioneered By

Source Wikipedia: Gottlieb Daimler
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Car
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat 1-8 people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo.
  • History
    Many historians consider Benz' advances so significant that they largely credit him as the inventor of the car and regard his 1886 patent as the birth of the modern car.
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Wikipedia: Gottlieb Daimler
WikipediaPioneered By: Gottlieb Daimler, lead section
Quote, Pioneered By: Gottlieb Daimler, lead section
He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fueled engine.
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