Now You Know: The start of cars with automatic transmissions

Today, cars with automatic transmissions have already gained popularity. Thanks to General Motors for introducing the first mass-produced and commercially used fully automatic transmission in 1940.

The 1940 Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic Drive required no clutch pedal and no gears to shift.

Back in World War II, hydra-matics were used in different tanks and armored vehicles.

The Oldsmobile's Hydra-Matic Drive may not be the first automatic transmission, but it was the one that established the foundation where subsequent transmissions were designed and built upon.

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