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1769 Cugnot Steam Tractor
The very first self-propelled vehicle that paved the way for every automobile after it was this steam car designed by Nicholas Joseph Cugnot in 1769. Like many industrial innovations, it was the product of a military agenda that was motivated by the French Minister of War, Etienne-Francois. He probably wanted a means of hauling large artillery without the fuss and smell of horses.