Mercedes-Benz' Bertha Benz Tribute Film Is Strangely Dark And Feels Like A Trailer For A Horror Movie. By Jason Torchinsky June 8, 2019 11:00 am EST.

'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.

The short film also aligns with Mercedes-Benz's "She's Mercedes" initiative, which the brand launched in 2015 to support women within the company. The automaker aims to increase women in leadership ...

Daisy Ridley narrates the Meta Quest VR experience 'Trailblazer,' which is contending for an Outstanding Emerging Media ...

"The First Driver" is a short film about Bertha Benz, who in 1888 challenged the common opinion of what was possible and drove more than 60 miles across Germany on an impromptu road trip to ...

The film tells of the day Bertha Benz drove from Mannheim to Pforzheim, Germany in 1888. Early one morning, Bertha took her two sons out for the 12-hour, 106-km / 65-mile trip.

Daisy Ridley to Star in VR Experience ‘Trailblazer’ and Executive Produce Expanded Feature Film (Exclusive) Ridley will play Bertha Benz, the wife of Motorwagen inventor Karl Benz, who ...

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 ...

The film didn't need National Women's Day in order to be perceived as relevant and timely. It's a surprising piece of Mercedes-Benz' history--at least I was unaware of this story--that Mrs. Benz ...

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 ...

The Bertha Benz Memorial Route was established in 2008, and drivers can follow signs outlining her path from Mannheim to Pforzheim. Sounds like a good road trip to us.

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.