19th And 20th Century
During the 19th century, new attempts were made to get install in steam-powered vehicles. Innovations such as hand brakes, multi-speed transmissions and better steering developed. A lot of these cars were sold successfully until some countries complained about these cars such as the united Kingdom. They passed a law called the Locomotive Act (1865). This Locomotive Act was about a man on foot that had to be waving a red flag, blowing a horn and guiding the cars on public roads. This method worked for most of the rest of the 19th century. In 1878 the need for the red flag was remove and in 1896 the whole law was repealed. The first steam powered vehicle in the USA was in 1871 by Dr. J.W in Racine Wisconsin. This was the first to produce a practical substitute for the use of horses and other animals. Designers continued working on steam powered cars making them better with the years. High speed diesel engines began to replace steam engines in the 1930's. In 1903, Henry Ford stablished the Ford Motor Company, and five years later the company rolled out the first Model T. Ford introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including large production plants, the use of standardized, interchangeable parts and, in 1913, the world’s first moving assembly line for cars making thousands of cars every year making the cars cheaper to buy.