Walden W. Shaw and John D. Hertz founded the Shaw Livery Company and introduced the yellow cabs to attract passengers.
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The Chicago Times-Herald sponsored the United States' first-ever car race, with the winning car going an average of 7 miles per hour.
Driving tests were introduced in the UK for the first time.
A gasoline-powered car was tested in Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time in the US.
The first traffic lights were installed in London.
Mechanical engineer Karl Benz drove his first automobile in Mannheim, Germany.
