
Episode 4 Preview | The Car
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Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the ultimate freedom machine: the car.
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford’s affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.

Episode 4 Preview | The Car
Preview: Episode 4 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of the car, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford’s affordable and assembly line-built Model T, and meet the scientists working on the next generation of self-driving automobiles.
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In 1909, the Model T’s first year of production, Henry Ford sells over 10,000 cars. (3m 23s)
The First Long Distance Test Drive
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In 1886 Karl Benz has his patent accepted for what is regarded as the first automobile. (2m 48s)
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