An Animated History of Transportation

Ever since the first hominids left Africa, human beings have been on the move. The canoe was invented in 8,000 B.C. and the first form of public transportation was a stagecoach operated in Paris in 1662. Fast forward to today's self-driving car prototype, and it's clear just how far we've come. Watch more videos:    / theatlantic   Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0z... Twitter:   / theatlanticvid   Facebook:   / theatlantic   Google+: https://plus.google.com/+TheAtlantic Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT