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.

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.

Carl Benz's wife, Bertha, without the knowledge of her husband, took a completed Motorwagen on a "test drive" with her son from Mannheim to Pforzheim, a journey of about 50 miles.

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

'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.

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.

Karl Benz (right), inventor of the first practical, modern automobile, pictured next to his wife Bertha in 1893. (Image credit: Heritage Images / Contributor via Getty Images) ...