Asphalt Nation is a powerful examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape over the past 100 years together with a compelling strategy for reversing our automobile dependency. Jane Holtz Kay provides a history of the rapid spread of the automobile and documents the ...
The Americaneconomywas transformed by the invention of the automobile and Henry Ford'smass productiontechniques that made the machines affordable. Tens of thousands of jobs were created as the industry grew. Workers were required for the assembly lines on which these cars were made. Part by part,...
but ithasalso had many other huge impacts on theworld. The automobilehasimpacted many different aspects of theworld‚ and specifically America. The automobilehasgreatlychangedsince the early 20th century‚ in design‚technology‚ and ability. Since the early 20th century‚ the automobilehas...
The automobile industry had developed refrigerated vans to make it easier for suppliers to transport stock to shops, a Good Humor spokesperson said. Burt had the idea to paint one of his refrigerated vans white, put the name Good Humor Ice Cream Sucker on it and equip it with five bells ta...
Brazilian Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna was beloved by fans and in his home country. His tragic death during a 1994 grand prix changed auto racing forever.
Many brands give their customer service chatbots human avatars and personalities—like the American Automobile Association’s “Miles” and Bank of America’s “Erica,” to name just two. Chatbots are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like natural language processing (NLP), dialog...
Technology has changed the world in many ways, but perhaps no period introduced more changes than the Second Industrial Revolution. From the late 19th to early 20th centuries, cities grew, factories sprawled and people’s lives became regulated by the clock rather than the sun. ...
Even if you've never heard the name Charles Darwin, you've probably seen a simple emblem gleaming on the back of an automobile or at the end of a necklace: a single line curved back on itself to form the unmistakable shape of a fish. Dubbed an ichthys, this emblem serves as an expre...
International driver's licenses can be obtained through the American Auto Association (AAA) in the United States and the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) in Canada. Most foreign nationals (American and Canadian travelers included) require a travel visa as well as a valid passport to visit ...
Though it wouldn't be evident on the road until middecade, Ford 2000 seemed a prudent plan in light of the automobile industry's ever-increasing globalization. Meantime, Ford Division had redesigned its Escort for the first time since the 1981 original. Arriving in spring 1990 as an early-'...