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On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined automobile over a long distance, field testing the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, inventing brake lining and solving several practical issues during the journey of 105 km (65 miles). [1]
Aug 12, 2010 · 1888: Berta Benz, wife of inventor Karl Benz, takes her husband’s car on the first documented road trip in an automobile. The trip would also include the first road repairs, the first...
Apr 30, 2015 · The road trip stunt had the intended effect: The Benz business started thriving. The trip also helped Benz hone his invention; when Bertha reported back about the car’s struggle to get...
May 24, 2021 · Even after Benz did create the first automobile, a long journey was still a long way off. That was until his wife, Bertha Benz, decided to take their car and visit another part of Germany. Let's take a look back at the story of Bertha Benz and the first-ever long-distance road trip.
In 1888, Bertha Benz, wife of automotive inventor Karl Benz, set off on a groundbreaking trip. A pioneer and investor in her own right, Bertha took the world's first combustion engine-powered...
Feb 28, 2018 · Ten years ago, Germany created an official Bertha Benz Memorial Route, marking her historic road trip. Part of Bertha Benz’s motivation was to sell potential customers on the advantage...
The Bertha Benz Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Württemberg and member of the European Route of Industrial Heritage. It opened in 2008 and follows the tracks of the world's first long distance road trip by a vehicle powered with an internal combustion engine, in 1888.
