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300 years before the advent of the French steam engine, Leonardo da Vinci unveiled a drawing of the world's first self-propelled vehicle.
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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
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secured the first patent awarded in the United States for an automated vehicle
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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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