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.

Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet. This Badass Woman Took the World’s First Road Trip—and Stole Her Husband's Car to Do It Skip to main content ...

Daisy Ridley narrates the Springer Studios-created VR project, soon to be a feature from executive producer and "All Quiet on ...

In what is today recognised as the first road trip ever undertaken, Bertha Benz and her two sons, Richard and Eugen, left Mannheim at dawn on 5 August 1888, their destination the town of Pforzheim ...

In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip. A pioneer and investor in her own right, Bertha took the world's first combustion engine-powered car ...

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 ...

Ridley will play Bertha Benz, the wife of Motorwagen inventor Karl Benz, who embarked on the world's first road trip in 1888. Skip to main content Plus Icon Click to expand the Mega Menu.

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 ...

In 1888, Bertha Benz – business partner and wife of Carl Benz – travelled 67 miles in 12 hours in the first Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Village folk on her journey (via Wiesloch pharmacy for more ...

Why Bertha Benz took her pioneering car trip in 1888 Why Bertha Benz took her pioneering car trip in 1888. Available for over a year. The woman behind the development of the early motorcar Read more.

'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.