The automobile has been in development for over 140 years to get to where we are. On a global scale, we suspect a graph of development would show a gradual curve upward, even through the 1970s when things got a little rocky for the automotive industry. The reason we believe the 1980s became the most important decade for cars is because just about every technology that could be applied to a car took a big step forward in this period.
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