Bertha Benz, Karl’s wife and business partner, believed in her husband’s invention. She had been there since the beginning, and provided much of the funding for it along the way.

So, in honor of women, I'd like to talk about one woman who's been a hero of mine for many years: Bertha Benz, the first person to take a real road trip in a private, petroleum-powered car.

August fifth, 2024 marks the 136th anniversary of Bertha Benz’s history-making 66-mile drive from Mannheim to Pforzheim in her husband Karl’s Patent-Motorwagen. Supposedly unbeknownst to Karl ...

Bertha Benz changed automotive history by packing her two teenage sons into a car and driving to her mother’s house. It doesn’t exactly sound impressive, but the year was 1888.

Bertha and Carl Benz on top of the 4-wheeler "Victoria" model in 1893. Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. Just kidding. She really just informed him that the "first long-distance journey with his Patent ...

In 1888, the wife of Karl Benz, Bertha, took her husband's Model 3 and drove it for 106 km (66 miles). It was the world's first long distance drive.

Bertha Benz's name likely sounds a little familiar. And really, it should. Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz.

For starters, while Carl Benz had the engineering know-how, it was Bertha’s money that financed his endeavours, including paying for the original patent (German patent number 37435) granted in ...

The "Bertha Benz" S 500 Intelligent Drive research vehicle is on show in the atrium of the Mercedes-Benz museum from July 26 until September 25.

Daisy Ridley has signed to star in and executive produce Emmy-nominated filmmaker Eloise Singer’s VR experience Trailblazer bringing to light the untold story of German automobile pioneer Bertha ...

A new virtual reality experience is set to be launched, spotlighting the untold story of Bertha Benz, who was the groundbreaking female automotive pioneer who embarked on the world’s first road ...