I want to know more than just for traveling purposes.
2007-06-13 07:33:15 · 5 answers · asked by Amy 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The auto was invented because people wanted an alternative to the horse as a means of traveling. During the golden age of invention, the late 19th century, people were combining technology in new ways to solve age-old problems of reliability. The auto was one of those solutions.
The engine replaced the horse as a means of propulsion on carriages and the auto was born!!
2007-06-13 07:40:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They had a buggies and what not that moved people and goods around, with the birth of the steam engine and gasoline engine it's only natural to have a horse less buggie. In the end though it is because of traveling, both moving people and goods from point a to b in a faster manner than a horse would
2007-06-13 14:41:23 · answer #2 · answered by HookemHorns21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like all other inventions... To make life easier. I dont know about you but I would rather drive than travel by horse and buggy at slow speeds and have to feed and water the animal every few miles.
2007-06-13 14:42:02 · answer #3 · answered by heyutoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To warm up the planet and melt the polar ice caps.
2007-06-13 14:43:11 · answer #4 · answered by yes_its_me 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The horses were getting tired.
2007-06-13 14:41:40 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋