Automobile An automobile was a type of land vehicle used by a variety of species from different planet s . They were used primarily for transportation of people , goods , and material s . On Earth , automobiles were seen as a source of status and virility . They were " often a prime ingredient in teenage mating rituals . " ( ) Many automobiles were power ed by internal combustion engine s , which were fuel ed by fossil fuel . However this may have not been the case by the year 2061 , although the records are unclear . ( ) Examples of automobiles included , most commonly , car s , but also encompassed jeep s , truck s , van s , bus es and buggies . Typically , automobiles were self - propelled vehicles designed for land - based travel . The hovercar , which is an automobile capable of traveling above the ground , came around in the 2030s , but still didn ' t completely replace traditional automobiles , which were around at least as late as the 24th century . ( ; ) History . In San Francisco in the year 1893 , a bellboy crossed town to get a time warped Data some parts for a machine he was building . The bellboy believed that he was building a motor for an automobile , or " horseless carriage " . He asked Data if he thought there was money in that business . He then asked Data if Data would like to build the vehicles , and then he could sell them for him . ( ) The Ford Model T was considered the first production model automobile of the 20th century . ( ) In 1968 , Agent 347 and Agent 201 were killed in an automobile accident on Highway 949 , just ten mile s away from McKinley Rocket Base . Gary Seven found it terribly sad that they had been killed by a mere accident , rather than the line of duty . ( ) At the 2003 State of the Union Address , George W . Bush mentioned his plans for introducing hydrogen automobiles . ( ) When Klaang was brought to San Francisco after being shot in Oklahoma , a number of automobiles can be seen driving across the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge in the night time skyline . ( ) In 22nd century Valakis , automobiles were a common sight on the street s and s of that world . ( ) In 2152 , there was a Jeep that was patrolling Detention Complex 26 in the Tandar sector . ( ) In Hoshi Sato ' s fear induced dream , Doctor Phlox told her that when automobiles were first invented people likely had experienced the same fear that she was facing regarding transporter technology . ( ) " After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline , an early automobile was seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself . " ( ) In 2154 , just before Hoshi Sato and Doctor Phlox left Madame Chang ' s Mandarin Cafe , a number of automobiles could be seen driving across the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge in the San Francisco skyline . ( ) " In the 2240s in the alternate reality created by Nero ' s incursion , young was chased by a policeman after he went joyriding in his ' s convertible . Kirk nearly went over a cliff in the vehicle . " ( ) " In 2255 of the alternate reality , when a young Jim Kirk was at the Shipyard Bar , and many bar patrons were Starfleet cadet s , there were a number of automobiles in the parking lot . There was also an automobile driving down the street , passing the building . " ( ) In Paris in 2257 when Michael Burnham was informed by Sarek that the President of the United Federation of Planets gave her a full pardon , a number of automobiles were driving on nearby road s . ( ) The planet Sigma Iotia II possessed a technology level comparable to 1930s Earth , complete with paved roads and Model T type automobiles . ( ) On the planet 892 - IV of the System 892 , an internal combustion engine driven automobile , called the Jupiter 8 , was manufactured in 2268 . ( ) On the Federation colony planet Omicron Ceti III , there were no automobiles or any other vehicles used by the settlers of the planet , as it wasn ' t thought to be necessary , because the purpose of the colony was to " return to a simple life . " ( ) In the 2270s , large tubes were used on the Golden Gate Bridge for automobile traffic , tubes which were not in place when the bridge was originally constructed . ( ) In 2285 at the San Francisco bar , a Federation Security agent offered to give Doctor McCoy a ride home , giving the implication that the doctor was too drunk to drive an automobile . The real reason he offered him a ride home was because McCoy was negotiating payment to an alien that he was going to hire to get him off - world to the forbidden planet known as . After the security agent asked him for a ride McCoy answered : " What ' s the logic in offering me a ride home you idiot ? ! If I wanted a ride home would I be trying to charter a spaceflight ? ! " ( ) In 2364 , Captain Jean - Luc Picard sees automobiles in the streets of New York City in his Dixon Hill holoprogram . Later , when he is telling his crew about them in the observation lounge , Worf misunderstands the captain , thinking he said " " otto - moveels . " " Data then tells Worf he is referring to an " ancient Earth device , used primarily for transportation . " He goes on to say that they were often seen as a source of status and virility , and often a prime ingredient in teenage mating rituals . ( ) In 2369 , when Commander Benjamin Sisko visited Kai Opaka on Bajor for the first time , two automobiles were driving by on streets in the city skyline . ( ) One type of automobile , called a ground assault vehicle , was used by the Klingon Empire , and it was mounted with a targ scoop , a device which emitted a high frequency to disperse large herds of targ s so as to clear a path for the vehicle . ( ) In 2376 , while playing the Fair Haven holoprogram , Tom Paris crashed his automobile and lost a wheel , apparently due to a clutch malfunction . ( ) Background information . A deleted scene from the second season episode features a futuristic automobile . In a deleted scene from it is mentioned by Trip about his grandfather , who may have been Charles Tucker I , or possibly the grandfather on his mother ' s side . He said that when he " turned eighty , he gave up his business . They practically had to drag him from his garage . He repaired antique automobiles . . . " "