Part Two of Two - Tech for the Sake of Tech?

• Yes I found it surprising, because most younger people like to have the latest technology. I do not think this generation will feel the same because our generation has grown up with a lot of technology offered to them so they will probably want very advanced technology when they start driving. I think we will find this option beneficial because eventually when our generation starts driving there will be more people on the road so we will need good technology to navigate around all the people.
• I think it only make it easier for drivers to take more risks because if they didn't have all of these options they would have to actually put the phone down and drive because it would be harder to drive.
• I think they are pretty important for the car to be updated but at the same time it would not matter that much.
• One important technological feature I would like to have would be Bluetooth because that is good when you are driving because you can talk through it hands free making it safer on the road.
• One feature I think introduced in earlier time that they may have thought was useless would be the air bag because some people may not have thought that a bag of air would help much but in times today we would not be able to live without them, they have saved many peoples lives.

Part One of Two - Technologies in Development

I think flying cars are the less likely to happen because you wouldn't need flying cars because there are already air planes. Flying cars would also be hard to control there would be no roads or stop lights so you could get in an accident easily.

The emerging technology I think will have the most impacted on society is Autonomous car (car drive by then self) it will help people that cant drive and any one who is not able to drive. It will help people to get to and from their destination easily.

Out of the six emerging technologies, which is likely to be the first technology used in auto mobiles?) I think the safety features because they will make the road a lot more safe and they will prevent accidents.  

 I think this technology can help keep the driver and passengers safe, because it tells you if you are in to much stress to be driving. If you drive while stressed out you could be in an accident.

My thoughts on this technology is is that flying cars look cool but I don't think people would want to use it.  I think  the benefits and the disadvantages of having an auto mobile that can travel by land and air is that if you want to get some place fast you can fly instead of driving. The disadvantages are that I think it would take up to much room on the roads and could cause accidents.

I stand that I like driving I wouldn't want self driving cars yet maybe when I get older I would.

Part Four of Four - Automobile Timeline

1911 Electric starter introduced


Charles Kettering introduces the electric starter. Until this time engines had to be started by hand cranking. Critics believed no one could make an electric starter small enough to fit under a car’s hood yet powerful enough to start the engine. His starters first saw service in
1912 Cadillacs.

• I selected this point because I felt this would be a big help to cars because it would be very had to start them without electric start.

1914 First car body made entirely of steel


Dodge introduces the first car body made entirely of steel, fabricated by the Budd Company. The Dodge touring car is made in Hamtramck, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.

• This point is very interesting because an all steel body would be a great help in the safety of a car. Before without a body in an accident you would be very hurt.                                               

1926 First power steering system


Francis Wright Davis uses a Pierce-Arrow to introduce the first power steering system. It works by integrating the steering linkage with a hydraulics system.

• I picked this point because I feel power steering would help the handling and the safety of cars.                                                              

 

1970s Air bags become standard


Air bags, introduced in some models in the 1970s, become standard in more cars. Originally installed only on the driver's side, they begin to appear on the front passenger side as well.

• I chose this point because Air bags greatly help the safety of cars and will reduce the number of injuries in car accidents.

Part Three of Four - Your Video Selections (Two Videos)

The Ford Edsel

1. It has gone down in history as a synonym for failure. 

2. It was named after Henry Ford's son. 

3. 3 years after its début, Ford pulled the Edsel from its lining. 

Invention of the Auto mobile

1. The early auto mobiles originally used the steam engine as their main source of power. 

2.The very first auto mobile is generally credited to 18th century French inventor Nicolas Joseph Cugnot. 

3.1880's German inventor Carl Benz is generally credited as the father of the automobile.

PSA Rational

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DTEL9QJAwWeK02wDd8mxjlLJtcqlpQVUM9XGuB_l3G8/pub

Henry Ford Model T

1. Instead of the workers moving, the line moved and the workers stayed in place.

2. He treated them fairly and gave them an affordable wage.

3.The Model T cost a little over $1000.  The Model T was manufactured for the common man.

4.A little over $365. I think it dropped so much because As the Model T became the main mode of transportation, 

5. People could travel for pleasure and go wherever they want, whenever they want.

Carl Benz History

1. The auto mobile has been around for the last 120 years.


2.A patent is: a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.


3. He called it "vehicle with gas engine".

4. Carl's wife and 2 eldest sons drive the auto mobile in 1888. The first petrol station is born from this drive.

5. The axial pivot steering system solved steering the 2 wheels simultaneously.

6. The name when the two car companies are merged is "Mercedes Benz".

7. Carl Lived to see his dream come true, a lot of other pioneers didn't.