Women's Day 2025: Remembering Bertha Benz

Some inventions are ahead of their time but might never take off without the right push. That was almost the fate of the car-until Bertha Benz took the wheel. In 1888, Bertha Benz made history when she embarked on the world's first long-distance car journey. This journey helped prove to the public that her husband Karl Benz's Patent Motorwagen wasn't just a mechanical curiosity but the future of transportation.