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Full page advertisement for Belsize cars, appearing in the 7th edition of "The Autocar Handbook" (London) published during World War I, c. 1917. There is no vehicle visible, only an empty road! 10 hp Belsize of 1912 in the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry 10 hp Belsize 10/12 hp Tourer 1912 Debenture stock certificate of Belsize Motors ...
Typically, hydraulic direct injection systems spray fuel into the air inside the cylinder or combustion chamber. Direct injection can be achieved with a conventional helix-controlled injection pump, unit injectors, or a sophisticated common-rail injection system. The last is the most common system in modern automotive engines.
Automotive technology tradenames (2 C, 80 P) Automotive transmission technologies (6 C, 91 P) V. Vehicle dynamics (1 C, 19 P) Vehicle modification (10 C, 16 P)
The modern era is normally defined as the 40 years preceding the current year. [70] The modern era has been one of increasing standardization, platform sharing, and computer-aided design—to reduce costs and development time—and of increasing use of electronics for both engine management and entertainment systems. [citation needed]
Development of automotive technology was rapid, due in part to the hundreds of small manufacturers competing to gain the world's attention. Key developments included electric ignition and the electric self-starter (both by Charles Kettering , for the Cadillac Motor Company in 1910–1911), independent suspension , and four-wheel brakes.
The earliest electronic systems available as factory installations were vacuum tube car radios, starting in the early 1930s.The development of semiconductors after World War II greatly expanded the use of electronics in automobiles, with solid-state diodes making the automotive alternator the standard after about 1960, and the first transistorized ignition systems appearing in 1963.