Sentence:  If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline <WSD>cars</WSD>: [...]&thinsp;. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation; a motorcar or automobile.