Yes, cars have been moving for a long time. I think Uman was one of the first to do it if I remember correctly. I did a little searching back to the day but most of the vids are gone. I did find an old thread of mine where Conjured Entertainment animated a scooter model I made and got it working. The vid is attached.
What he did is a little more complicated than telling a car that it's a character and making it follow waypoints, but you get the idea. In fact, someone made RC cars that you could control with the keyboard. Cutting edge stuff, no?
Brian.