Bertha Benz
German automobile pioneer, with husband Karl Benz (1849–1944)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Took the first long-distance drive in a motorcar in 1888 and basically proved the thing actually worked. Bertha Benz's 105km test run landed the Patent-Motorwagen its first sales and cemented her name in automotive history—even if it took a century for anyone to notice.
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Bertha Benz was a German automotive pioneer. She was the business partner, investor and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. 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. In doing so, she brought the Patent-Motorwagen worldwide attention and got their company its first sales. Bertha Benz was not allowed to study in the Grand Duchy of Baden, and her financial and practical engineering contribut…
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