TABLE OF CONTENTS A Cross-Country Journey 4 From Carriages to Cars 8 Inside Automobiles 12 The Age of the Automobile 20 A Driverless Future 26 automobile Timeline 28 Glossary 30 to learn more 31 Index 32
A CROSS-COUNTRY JOURNEY Standing in their driveway a family loads suitcases into the trunk of their car Then they climb into the vehicle Behind them the garage door closes slowly 4
The car pulls out of the driveway as they all wave goodbye to their house They will see it again in a few weeks It is time to get on the road 5