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Technically GM introduced the automatic in 1941 models in their Cadillac and Oldsmobile lines and it spread to Pontiac after the war ( Chev and Buick opting to delay to each develop their own cheaper and smoother trans respectively).
Mopar had something like 2 or 3 semi-automatic pre-war dating back before you the GM hydromatic...they were so good Mopar actually slept at the switch and didn't come out with a full modern automatic till it looked stupid not to have one. Some of their manuals could do clutchless shifts between 1 and 2 as well as 3 and 4 (with 2 and 3 being full manual clutch shifts)... They also had fluid drive which usually was a full manual(IIRC they paired it with some of their other semi auto systems) with a fluid coupling that allowed you to shift into second or third and drive the car all day without touching the clutch even at stop lights (this gave Mopar cab service dominance for something like a decade)... IIRC there was some manual transmission they offered where one could shift without using the clutch too.
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