The World's First Person to Take a Long-Distance Drive Was a Woman, Bertha Benz
8 Mar 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Monica Coman / Some are familiar with Mercedes-Benz's history, but it’s never a bad time for a history lesson (or reminder), and this one is centered on women
Bertha Benz and The World’s First Long Distance Drive
9 Sep 2018, 07:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 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.
Mercedes-Benz Recreates Revolutionary 1888 First Drive by Bertha Benz
21 Aug 2018, 13:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “She forged the road ahead, to pave it for us all,” carmaker says in touching tribute recreating the first ever cross-county drive.
Bertha Benz Gets Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame
22 Jul 2016, 18:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As the wife and business partner of the inventor of the modern automobile, Bertha has earned her place as the first female automotive pioneer
S-Class Drives Completely Autonomously Bertha Benz's Memorial Route · Video
9 Sep 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In August 1888, Bertha Benz – the wife of Carl Benz - and her two sons completed the world's first long distance drive (104 km/65 miles) in the Benz Patent Motorwagen – arguably the...
The Historic Benz
7 Feb 2011, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / More than a century ago, the world was entering a new era. The industrial revolution which preceded the modern era was about to end, but the innovative thinking that had propelled human kind to new ...