Karl Benz patented his Motorwagen in 1886, and thus started the great revolution of the car!  I love driving and travel.  How about you?
I love to drive as well, but not in big cities. I worry too much about wrecking!
Yes; I know exactly what you mean.  City driving can be quite scary.  The vast number of cars really didn't begin until the 20th century though.  In 1908, Henry Ford began the assembly line production which resulted in the mass production of the Model T.  Since then, cars have been everywhere, especially in large cities.
is the mercedes Benz named after Karl? Those are pretty popular cars and I've heard they are very high quality as well
Well, the car is named after him in his honor, but it was actually produced by the Daimler-Benz company in 1926.  It is now the German company Daimler AG that owns and operates that brand.