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Turn-by-turntables: How drivers got from point A to point B in the early 1900s

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Turn-by-turntables: How drivers got from point A to point B in the early 1900s

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Long before GPS, drivers still wanted tech that could simplify the navigation process.

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Very interesting, especially the phonograph hooked to the odometer method. It’s like google maps or siri without the current location as feedback to the machine.

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