The Google driverless car has only encountered two accidents. The first it was rear ended at a stop sign, and the second was when a human was behind the wheel.
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Originally, BMW was an airplane engine manufacturer.
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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More steel in the United States is used to make bottle caps than to manufacture automobile bodies.
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The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
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Kleenex tissues were originally used as filters in gas masks.
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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.
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A car operates at maximum economy, gas-wise, at speeds between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
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