A motor vehicle, also known as a motorized vehicle, automotive vehicle, automobile, or road vehicle, is a self-propelled land vehicle, commonly wheeled, that does not operate on rails (such as trains or trams), does not fly (such as airplanes or helicopters), does not float on water (such as boats or ships), and is used for the transportation ...

Crude ideas and designs of automobiles can be traced back to ancient and medieval times. [1][2] In 1649, Hans Hautsch of Nuremberg built a clockwork-driven carriage. [1][3] In 1672, a small-scale steam-powered vehicle was created by Ferdinand Verbiest; [4] the first steam-powered automobile capable of human transportation was built by Nicolas-Jo...

A department of motor vehicles (DMV) is a government agency that administers motor vehicle registration and driver licensing.

The Bollée family played a significant part in the history of motor vehicle manufacture; the father with his steam car, and one of his sons, in 1895, with an internal-combustion engine design. France. Steam bus: Amédée Bollée. 1883. 1885 Benz Tri-Car. France. Steam: De Dion-Bouton (later internal-combustion, with a patent in 1889)

A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. [1] [2] There are around one billion cars in use worldwide.

The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered transports (e.g. horse-drawn carriages/wagons, ox carts, dog sleds), motor vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility scooters) and railed vehicles (trains, trams and monorails), but more ...

The early history of the automobile can be divided into a number of eras, based on the method of propulsion. Later periods were defined by trends in exterior styling, size, and utility preferences. The question of who invented the first automobile depends on how automobiles are defined. [1]

An automobile (or car) is a land vehicle used to carry passengers. Automobiles usually have four wheels, and an engine or motor to make them move but relatively less than a truck/lorry and bus. Statistics show that driving in a car is safer than riding in a fixed-wing aircraft.

Land vehicles that are powered by an engine or motor are called motor vehicles. Some land vehicles, like tanks and snowmobiles, have tracks. These tracks look and work like conveyor belts. Some vehicles move on, or in, the water. Examples are boats, ships, and submarines. Vehicles that move in the sky are called aircraft.

Motor vehicle registration is the registration of a motor vehicle with a government authority, either compulsory or otherwise. The purpose of motor vehicle registration is to establish a link between a vehicle and an owner or user of the vehicle.