Horseless carriage

Features of the first horseless carriages include tiller steering, an engine under the floorboards, and a high center of gravity.

In 1803, what is said to have been the first horseless carriage was a steam-driven vehicle demonstrated in London, England, by Richard Trevithick.

[3] The 1896 Armstrong horseless carriage is notable as an early hybrid vehicle, which combined an electric motor with battery and gasoline-fueled internal-combustion engine.

[4] In 1893, Frank Duryea is reported to have made the first horseless carriage trip on U.S. roads, in Springfield, Massachusetts, traveling approximately 600 yards (550 m) before engine problems forced him to stop and make repairs.

[5] In April 2016, horseless carriages from the turn of 19th and the early 20th centuries were featured in a re-creation of the first London Motor Show in 1896.

Trevithick's London Steam Carriage of 1803
L'Obéissante , a 1873 steam bus
Patent diagram of the 1899 Horsey Horseless , a vehicle meant to resemble a horse and carriage so it would not frighten horses on the road. It is unknown whether it was ever built.