| To be an inventor, one must have truly original ideas. Mercedes-Benz’s founders – Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler – invented the first motorised vehicles, and our designers and engineers have continued to develop vehicles and refine this concept, maintaining Mercedes-Benz at the forefront of automobile technology.
Gottlieb Daimler patented the first small, high-speed combustion engine.
Wilhelm Maybach was the 'King of Design Engineers'. In 1900, he designed the honeycomb radiator, the most important step for increasing vehicle performance at the time.
Karl Benz, the 'father of the automobile', presented the first automobile to the world.
During his career, Béla Barényi patented over 2,500 inventions for Mercedes-Benz. His greatest innovation was the passenger safety cell. Countless people owe 'Mr. Safety' their lives because of his inventions.' |
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