Discover the history behind the world's first road trip, see the evolution of the windshield wiper and more with these women in automotive history.  

AAA began inspecting the nation’s hotels and restaurants in 1937, providing detailed descriptions to members on the go.  

In honor of Black History Month, learn how former slave C.R. Patterson and his son Frederick started a business that would eventually build the first cars, rivaling the Model T.  

AAA helped create the Park-to-Park highway, which connected the country's 12 western National Parks.  

AAA produced its first map in 1905, a hand-drawn route on linen, depicting roads in Staten Island, N.Y. The rest is history.  

Starting in 1906, regional AAA clubs across the nation began paying for and installing wooden signs to help motorists find their way.  

AAA kick-started its roadside assistance service back in April 1915, when five motorcyclists working for the Automobile Club of St. Louis founded the “First Aid Corps.”  

Adventurer. Daredevil. Auto and Aviation pioneer. Broadway Actor: AAA founder Augustus Post led a life tailor made for the movies.