The first automobiles were powered by steam. This technique, although suitable for large vehicles like boats and trains, was not practical for smaller individual automobiles. So, a century after it was invented, in 1770, the automobile was still considered a toy. However, in 1862, the French engineer Alphonse Beau de Rochas invented the principle of the 4-step combustion engine. In this engine, a fuel-air mix is introduced in the engine and the explosion of this mixture pushes directly on the piston. There is no need for an intermediate step like boiling water. A few years later, in 1876, the German Nikolaus August Otto built the first engine based on Beau de Rochas' principle. This engine was very heavy and could only be used by industry and electrical power companies. Imagining how such an engine could effectively replace the steam powered engines of automobiles, the mechanic Gottlieb Daimler tried to build a much lighter engine working on the same principle. In 1885, he came up with a very light 2-step combustion engine that was used for boats, velocipeds and even tram ways. A few years later, in 1889, he invented a 4-step combustion engine that is the direct ancestor of the engine we find in our cars today. This invention opened the door to the automobile revolution in which the state of Michigan played such a prominent role.
Carl Benz invented the gasoline engine, but not the automobile.
Nikolaus August Otto
Rudolf Diesel invented the Diesel engine in 1897 (which is why it is called the "Diesel Engine"), but i do not know if he was the first person to use it in an automobile or not, though I believe he was.
Henry Ford never did invent the automobile. He invented the assembly line which made the automobile more affordable but he did not invent the auto. The first true gasoline powered internal combustion engine automobile was invented by Karl Benz in 1885.
Who discovered the automobile? The automobile wasn't discovered under a rock. The automobile was invented. Karl Friedrich Benz is generally regarded as the inventor of the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine.
The automobile was invented for transportation to take you near or far.
The history of the automobile starts in the year 1769 when the steam engine automobile was invented. In 1806 the first cars with internal combustion where created. In 1885 modern petrol/gasoline was used in cars.
The first practical automobile with an internal combustion engine was invented in 1886 by Karl Benz in Germany.
The automobile was not discovered it was invented. The first practical automobile was invented in Germany by Karl Benz in 1885.
He Invented the first affordable automobile and many components for the car, such as the internal combustion engine.
The automobile was invented by Carl Benz, a German citizen.
Henry Ford invented the first affordable and practical automobile.