Absolutely.
Without friction, you would have no traction with your tires. Nothing to get you moving. Nothing to stop you, and nothing to allow you to turn corners.
And your brakes wouldn't be very effective without friction.
Friction, however, does also have its costs. It takes energy to overcome friction in the engine and drivetrain. Bearings have friction. Pistons and piston rings have friction in the cylinders.
Air friction also opposes the movement of the vehicles.
Friction between the tires and the road increases when vehicles are on the road. The friction helps the tires grip the road surface, allowing the vehicles to accelerate, decelerate, and corner effectively.
it rubs the steel because its friction!
No effect
No
The force of friction needs to touch an object to have an effect. Friction occurs when two surfaces are in contact and one surface resists the motion of the other surface. It is this resistance that allows friction to have an effect on objects in contact.
If friction is zero no one would be able to walk along a street and no vehicles or cars can be driven.
to reduce friction
Cuts, curves and gaps.
Friction slows down objects by in some capacity rubbing against them
yes
that would be friction
Friction is independent of speed once an object is moving since faster does not mean more friction.