Berta (Bertha) Benz takes her family on a wild ride that not only rescues them from disaster-but ushers in the bold new era of motorized cars. The true story, told through engaging animation, shows how one woman in 1888 took a risk that would usher in the bold new era of automobiles. Early August 1888, Berta (Bertha) Benz drove her husband’s (Karl Benz of what would become Mercedes-Benz) invention, the “Motorwagen“ an automobile—from Mannheim to Pforzheim in Germany—becoming the first person ever to drive for extended distance, effectively launching the automobile industry. She challenged society; a machine, Mother Nature and then she changed the world.

Originally released by The Television Syndication Com, 2012. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 03, 2020.