Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything

In a time when “car” was not even a word yet, and people relied on horses to pull their wagons, one woman challenged the status quo. To prove to the world that her husband’s invention was the future of mobility, Bertha Benz went on the first long-distance journey with an automobile, facing all kinds of challenges but stopping at nothing. The rest, as they say, is history.

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[purenatural]

This is how you make a commercial and a history lesson. Thanks Mercedes.

[spaghetti]

"are you trying to poison your carriage horses"

'no I am the future’

[humahuma]

For all those people who don't know history, everything presented in the video is true. Bertha Benz is a legend and the woman that gave Karl Benz his first sale. Respect! She was an engineer, a marketeer, an investor and business partner.

[steverichardson]

As an automobile enthusiast, this is quite simply one of the greatest stories ever told.

[nigelfromengland]

Mercedes should bring us a whole movie about their first car just like Ford did about Ken Myles and the Ford GT.

[Ocker]

She lived to be almost a hundred years old, she must have seen So much innovation and change, including the automobile industry going from nothing to being huge.

[alexiamountain]

This was filmed in Romania, some parts were shot right next to my house in Sibiu. I had no clue about what they were filming, but it looks really good !!😊😊😊

[Flyingbadgers]

it's a powerful advertisement from Mercedes-Benz that tells a brief story of its modest beginnings. Kudos to the creators of this compilation. Cheers, from an AMG G63 G-Wagon driver.

[prithviphoenix]

It is amazing that the first automobile company is still rocking today

[williambrandt]

What is even more cool is that her husband, Carl, being the engineer that he was, told her it wasn't yet ready to show the public.

So while he was asleep, Bertha took her children and the car out herself.

One could say she was also the first car thief :-)


But I admire her spunk and determination.

[simonandrew]

This actually looks like an intriguing film, the scene was so powerful, the

Mercedes 🙏🏻

[nuomitang]

This video has me in tear, nothing is emotional than reminding yourself what you’re fighting for, and never stop doubting yourself.

[annediffily]

I thought at first that this was a movie trailer... beautiful. And I wish it actually WERE a full-length movie.

[mariuszpawul]

Hats off to the production team behind this advert 😁

[tokyotv]

Gillette: let's demonise men for feminism.
Mercedes Benz: Let's encourage women for supporting their husbands and other women.

[prayasdash]

Man that's incredible! She still lived till 95 yrs, that one invention changed everyone's lives around the globe. Have to appreciate that!!

[adesharora]

She passed away in 1944. That is so recent. She helped inventing the first ever car and probably also saw rockets flying in the 1940s. We achieved so much in one single lifetime! It truly amazes me what humans can achieve in such a short time.

[aero]

This is the only car commercial that I would watch again.

[lynestrotheconqueror]

Love how Karl was all nervous and shy about his invention and Bertha just wasn't having any of it.

[hiddenframemedia]

Great cinematography in 4 minutes! Modern commercials should learn a lot from this one!