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Self-propelled car Leonardo da Vinci (1478)
300 years before the advent of the French steam engine, Leonardo da Vinci unveiled a drawing of the world's first self-propelled vehicle. -
Ferdinand Verbiest invents the automobile
Ferdinand Verbiest, a member of a Jesuit mission in China, built the first steam-powered vehicle around 1672 as a toy for the Chinese Emperor -
Cugnot's steam wagon
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Cugnot's steam wagon
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Fardier à Vapeur
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William Murdock's steam road locomotive
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William Murdock's steam road locomotive
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William Murdock's steam road locomotive
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American, Oliver Evans, receives the first US patent for a steam-powered land vehicle.
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Oliver Evans 1789
secured the first patent awarded in the United States for an automated vehicle -
Oliver Evans 1789
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Richard Trevithick 1801
Richard Trevithick builds a steam powered road carriage. It is considered to be the first tramway locomotive. It is designed for use on the road, not the railroad. -
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