Whether you’re heading to work, going shopping, or visiting friends and family, your automobile will get you there in less time than it would take using public transportation. That means you can spend more of your day doing the things you enjoy, rather than being stuck in traffic.
OPENS UP NEW WORK OPPORTUNITIES
Being able to travel longer distances opens up new job opportunities, as well as allows you to visit friends and family more often. This is especially true for those with jobs that require frequent travel, or are in remote locations.
SAVERS TIME
Having your own car allows you to save time on the commute or running errands by getting to where you need to go quickly and efficiently. That extra time can also be spent with family or on other hobbies.
ADVANCES TECHNOLOGY
The automobile is one of the most universal modern technologies, and it has had enormous impacts on the world. The modern car, a four-wheeled, self-propelled motor vehicle for passenger transportation, was first perfected in Germany and France toward the end of the nineteenth century by such men as Gottlieb Daimler, Karl Benz, and Nicolaus Otto. However, it was Henry Ford who revolutionized the industry by inventing modern mass production techniques at his Highland Park, Michigan plant. With his Model T, Ford brought the automobile within reach of middle-class Americans.
Ford also outpaced other manufacturers by reconciling state-of-the-art design with moderate price. By the 1920s, he had captured more than 80 percent of the market; after WWII, the industry became a shared global enterprise, with GM and Chrysler taking second and third place. As the industry evolved, engineering was subordinated to the questionable aesthetics of nonfunctional styling, and quality deteriorated. The high unit profits that Detroit made on gas-guzzling road cruisers came at the social cost of increased air pollution and a drain on dwindling world oil supplies.