The Benz Patent-Motorwagen ("patent motorcar"), built in 1885 by the German engineer Karl Benz, is widely regarded as the first practical modern automobile [1] [a] and was the first car put into production. [8] It was patented in January 1886 and unveiled in public later that year.

His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and first car put into series production. [1] He received a patent for the motorcar in 1886, the same year he first publicly drove the Benz Patent-Motorwagen.

Karl Friedrich Benz, German mechanical engineer who designed and in 1885 built the world’s first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine. In 1926 Benz & Co. merged with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft to form Daimler-Benz, maker of Mercedes-Benz.

Dec 24, 2018 · In 1885, a German mechanical engineer named Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile powered by an internal-combustion engine. A year later, Benz received the first patent (DRP No. 37435) for a gas-fueled car on January 29, 1886.

Aug 12, 2024 · Bertha Benz’s 65-mile drive in 1888 made headlines for her husband’s fledgling auto company. German mechanical engineer Karl Friedrich Benz invented and built a three-wheel “motorwagen,” today recognized as the world’s first car. His wife helped steer the company’s first marketing campaign.

Apr 2, 2014 · Benz was granted patent No. 37435 for his automobile on January 29, 1886. A model of Benz's first car was made available for purchase, with the first sale taking place in 1888. The early...

May 4, 2022 · Driven by a genius for mechanical engineering and a fascination with the budding notion of ‘horseless carriages’, Karl Friedrich Benz designed and developed the world’s first internal combustion engine-powered automobile in 1885.

On January 29, 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent for his “vehicle powered by a gas engine.” The patent – number 37435 – may be regarded as the birth certificate of the automobile. In July 1886 the newspapers reported on the first public outing of the three-wheeled Benz Patent Motor Car, model no. 1.

May 17, 2020 · In the mid-1880s, a man called Karl Benz changed the world forever when he created his first prototype of a three-wheeled gasoline-powered motor carriage. This motor carriage was of course the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, …

In 1886, Carl Benz submitted the patent for his motor car at the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin. This invention is considered to be the birth of the automobile. It has changed and formed individual mobility worldwide to this day.