the first cars were on the road in 1886.
when were the first cars on the road?
1886
the french have also claimed that panhard & levassor and peugeot had laid the foundation for the automobile and not daimler and benz. benz was probably the first to go into car production in 1888, after producing experimental cars from 1885-1887. daimler, who also built early experimental cars from 1886–1889, began to slowly turn out some production cars starting around 1890. also, both peugeot and panhard began car production by using daimler engines, and were inspired to produce cars due to daimler's exhibition of his 1889 steel-wheeled car in paris. benz's car was built by émile roger in paris, garnering more sales than benz himself, and benz's designs were copied by many french makers for their first cars.
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these cars were the first cars to feature a single flip-dot sign above a window next to the center doors, instead of two rollsigns found in the 1000 series cars. in place of the second rollsign, these cars are also the first cars to feature an exterior loudspeaker, as the 1000 series cars lacked on loudspeakers, until it was rehabbed in 1993. the bulkhead on these cars were slightly higher than the 1000 series cars, and also have the flip-dot destination signs. unlike the 1000 series, there are less seatings in the 2000 series, by having 14 less seats, although retaining the same amount of standing area capacity. in 2002, as part of the rehabilitation project, the 2000 series cars received new ac propulsion systems with igbt technology, replacing the original cam-controlled dc propulsion systems. also included were railcar monitoring systems, advanced atc/ats control systems, exterior led destination signs, interior led next stop signs and improved emergency exit signage.
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