The F-CELL Roadster, a fuel cell powered car, recently covered a small section of the Bertha Benz memorial route, the first long-distance journey in automobile history in August, 1888.

S-Class Drives Completely Autonomously Bertha Benz's Memorial Route. Published: 9 Sep 2013, 08:59 UTC • By: Alex Oagana. 7 photos. Photo: Daimler AG. In August 1888, Bertha Benz ...

Bertha Benz Route In Germany Marks A Woman's Contribution To Early Motoring. When Bertha Benz drove off in husband Carl’s motorized invention 125 years ago, she had no idea she would be driving ...

You can still drive the Bertha Benz Memorial Route today, but it’ll take you about an hour as opposed to the 12 it took Bertha—though, presumably, you won’t be making stops to make MacGyver ...

She covered the distance, now known as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route, in about 12 hours. Her purpose was to draw attention to the invention, which she certainly did.

Today, Bertha’s significant contribution to the automotive industry is commemorated by the Bertha Benz Memorial Route, a tourist road that follows the tracks of her original road trip from ...

As for Bertha, she lived until 1944, dying at the grand old age of 95. Today you can go to Mannheim and retrace her steps by following the signs of the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

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 ...

BERTHA Benz was married to automobile genius Karl Benz but was herself something of a motoring pioneer. Share. by Maggie Barry; 01:00, 10 Apr 2015 Updated 14:31, 2 Jun 2015; See news near you.