What are the most significant improvements in car design since the 1950s? What have been the biggest technical and design breakthroughs since cars began? WS
Cars reached a level of general technical competence about 100 years ago. By then, they did what they were supposed to. Since then, their basic form and function have remained unchanged. They do the same job of transporting people and luggage in the same way with the same fundamental components and controls as the cars of today.