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the first automatic transmission was invented by Louis-Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor in 1894

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What was invented first manual transmission or automatic transmission?

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Who invented the automatic gearshift?

The automatic transmission, or gearbox, was invented by Oscar Banker. General Motors was the first company to offer it on vehicles.


Who invented the automatic gear shift?

The first fully automatic transmission was developed by GM and first found in Oldsmobile in 1939, It was called the Hydra-matic


Who invented the Automatic transmission in cars?

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Did an African American invented the automatic transmission?

No. Alfred Horner Munro invented it in 1921.


What was the first car to have an automatic transmission?

Oldsmobile came out with a fully automatic transmission in the 1940 model year.


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Inventor David McClintock who also invented a highly efficeint air turbine


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The first fully automatic transmission was the Hydro-matic, offered in the 1940 Oldsmobile. There were semi-automatics (GM's Automatic Safety Transmission and Chrysler's Fluid Drive) available in 1937.


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Why would a Automatic transmission will not go into first gear at stop light?

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