The Cugnot Steamer, built in 1769 by French military engineer Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, is considered the world’s first self-propelled mechanical road vehicle. 🚗💨 It was an experimental steam-powered tricycle, or fardier, created to haul heavy artillery for the French Army. Though it had flaws and was eventually abandoned, the Cugnot Steamer marked a historic leap — the first time a mechanical vehicle moved under its own power. This invention proved the idea was possible, paving the way for futur

Quando fu costruito il primo #veicolo capace di muoversi autonomamente❓ Nel 1769 l'ingegnere francese Joseph Nicolas Cugnot costruì carro semovente a 3 ruote, usato per trainare i cannoni, che pesava più di 3.5 tonnellate! | Scuderia Baldini & Co.