Timelines tagged “transport”
5 timelines
- Aviation
Aviation from kites in ancient China and the first balloon ascents of 1783 through gliders, the Wright Flyer, passenger airships, two world wars and the jet age to wide-body, supersonic and composite airliners, China's C919 and a privately built supersonic demonstrator in 2025.
- Bicycle
The bicycle, from Karl Drais's 1817 running machine through pedal velocipedes, high-wheelers and the chain-driven safety bicycle to derailleurs, mountain bikes, carbon frames, bike sharing and e-bikes outselling conventional bicycles in Germany in 2023.
- Containerization
Containerized freight, from canal and railway cargo boxes of the 18th and 19th centuries through Malcom McLean's Ideal X voyage of 1956 and ISO container standards to 24,000-TEU ships, the Ever Given grounding of 2021 and the Red Sea diversions of 2023–2024.
- Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s technology and business career from his birth in 1971 to 2026: online payments, Tesla, SpaceX, artificial intelligence, Neuralink, and the acquisition of Twitter.
- Self-Driving Cars
Self-driving cars from radio-controlled demonstrations in 1925 to expanding robotaxi services in 2025: machine vision, research challenges, driver assistance, commercial deployment, and safety setbacks.