It was a huge success as a marketing stunt, and the trip was useful as a test drive as well, prompting Karl to add in a low-range gear so the 2/3 HP car could make it up the hills that Bertha ...

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.

This Badass Woman Took the World’s First Road Trip—and Stole Her Husband's Car to Do It . Bertha Benz may just be the coolest road tripper to ever drive this planet.

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

Bertha Benz at age 18. Image via Wikipedia. Cäcilie Bertha Ringer was born into a wealthy family in Pforzheim, ... From then on, there was enough interest in the automobile to drive it forward.

Mercedes-Benz Aims To Get U.S. Hands-Free Driving Certification This Year Bertha Benz and The World’s First Long Distance Drive Mercedes-Benz Recreates Revolutionary 1888 First Drive by Bertha ...

In 1888, Bertha took a bold step to showcase the vehicle's capabilities. Without informing her husband, she set out on what ...

When Bertha Benz drove off in husband Carl's motorized invention 125 years ago, she had no idea she would be driving into history. Hers was the world's first long-distance drive and the first ...

The "Bertha Benz" S 500 Intelligent Drive research vehicle is on show in the atrium of the Mercedes-Benz museum from July 26 until September 25. The video below shows the 2013 journey made by the ...

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.

Bertha Benz, the woman who took the first real drive. Taking a husband's car without asking can result in a flaming row but when Karl Benz's wife did it 125 years ago, she ignited the start of the ...