10 Interesting Fact About The history of transportation technology

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• Bike is the oldest vehicle that is still used today.
• The first ship known to be built by the ancient Egyptians about 5,000 years ago.
• The first car that was mass produced was the T Ford model that was introduced in 1908.
• The first aircraft that managed to fly was the Wright Flyer made by Wright's brother in 1903.
• The first train was operated in the UK in 1825.
• The first electric car was made by Thomas Davenport in 1835.
• The first commercial aircraft, Boeing 707, was introduced in 1958.
• The first rocket vehicle that was successfully launched into space was Sputnik 1 launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
• The first helicopter to fly was made by Igor Sikorsky in 1939.
• The first autonomous car, which can drive alone without human assistance, was introduced by Google in 2010.