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.

On Aug. 5, 1888, Bertha Benz, wife and business partner of Karl Benz, hopped into a Patent Motorwagen Model III with her two sons and went for a little drive. To today’s ears, this sounds ...

Her husband, Carl Benz, was the German car engineer who created what would one day become Mercedes-Benz. According to that very same car company , Bertha, born in 1849, married Carl when she was 23.

All Quiet on the Western Front co-writer Lesley Paterson will pen the script for a feature film based on a VR experience about the life of Bertha Benz, the wife of the "father of the modern car ...

Without her, Karl Benz would have spent the rest of his life obsessively trying to get that motor up from 2/3 HP to a massive 7/8 HP. Thanks, Bertha. (sources: Wikipedia , University of Houston ...

'Star Wars' actress Daisy Ridley, who narrates the VR experience as Benz, the wife of the "father of the modern car," Carl Benz, is also an executive producer on the film.

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 ...

IWD2023: Bertha Benz takes world’s first road trip; ... While petrol stations are a part of life today, they didn’t exist in 1888 when Bertha embarked on her historic journey.

All Quiet on the Western Front co-writer Lesley Paterson will pen the script for a feature film based on a VR experience about the life of Bertha Benz, the wife of the “father of the modern car ...

Bertha Benz, the woman who took the first real drive. Taking a husband's car without asking can result in a flaming row but when Karl Benz's wife did it 125 years ago, she ignited the start of the ...