When it comes to dashboards, it’s not what you think

Hundreds of years ago, in the era of horse-drawn carriages and dirt roads, people set up a shield in front of the driver to prevent dust and splashes, and to prevent the embarrassment of hitting the horse when braking suddenly. At that time, this board was named "dashboard", which is probably the earliest prototype of the dashboard.

In the early 1870s, an engineer named Karl Benz (Karl Benz, is it familiar?) built the world's first internal combustion engine car. However, because the engine was installed under the driver, the wheels would throw debris when the car was running. For safety reasons, the dashboard was once again retained.

Starting in the 1930s, as cars became more complex, engineers realized, hey, this board can not only be used to block mud, but also hang various instruments. Thus, the dashboard was born!

However, the development of dashboards is also very bizarre and tortuous. History has left behind several dashboards with unique designs.

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