AI Cars between 1885 and Today: A Journey from Horse-drawn Carriages to Self-Driving Vehicles

“Put the world on wheels,” Henry Ford famously declared, capturing the ambition and democratization that his automobile brought to the 20th century, forever changing the way people lived, worked, and explored. The first automobiles were steam-powered and three-wheeled, while today’s cars are four-wheeled and powered by internal combustion engines. Over the past 130 years, cars have undergone a remarkable transformation, becoming faster, safer, and more sophisticated.