Meanwhile, Benz & Cia was led by Carl and Bertha Benz, who are credited with creating the world’s first patent for an ...

Among these pioneers was the incredible Bertha Benz, to whom motorists owe a great deal. From the 1860s, steam, gas, petrol, and electric cars began to emerge in the workshops of inventors ...

This led her to Bertha Benz, the influential wife of Mercedes-Benz co-creator, Karl Benz. Find out all about Bertha and how she earned a place alongside her husband in automotive history.

Set in Germany in 1888, Trailblazer tells the true story of Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz, inventor of the Motorwagen. While Karl struggled with self-doubt, Bertha took his invention and ...