transport By tylermoak 1769 First self-propelled road vehicle by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot 1783 The first hot air balloons 1787 steam boat 1790 Modern bicycle 1801 First steam powered locomotive for road 1807 First gas powered vehicle 1807 First steam boat that can have passengers 1867 First motorcycle made 1871 cable car 1907 First helicopter 1908 better car production 1947 First super sonic jet 1964 Bullet train travels made possible 1970 jumbo jet flight 1981 first space shuttle mission