The automobile was invented in Germany. The first modern, practical, and marketable automobile was created by Karl Benz in 1885-1886, who patented the Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886. This vehicle is considered the first true automobile designed for everyday use and series production began in 1888 after a successful long-distance trip by Bertha Benz, Karl's wife
. Earlier experiments with self-propelled vehicles include Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot's steam-powered vehicle in France in 1769 and Siegfried Marcus's gasoline-powered cart in Austria-Hungary in the 1870s, but these were not practical automobiles in the modern sense
. Therefore, the country credited with inventing the automobile as we know it today is Germany.
