Steam-powered self-propelled automobiles large enough to move people and cargo have been first devised in the late 18th century. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot demonstrated his fardier à vapeur (“steam dray”), an experimental steam-driven artillery tractor, in 1770 and 1771. As Cugnot’s design proved to be impractical, his invention was not developed in his native France. By 1784, William Murdoch had built a working mannequin of a steam carriage in Redruth and in 1801 Richard Trevithick was operating a full-sized vehicle on the roads in Camborne. You might not know so much about AIS, however it could assist your corporation. The knowledge included …