Who invented automobiles using gasoline?

Correct answer: Carl Benz

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Centenarian
Centenarian
Da Vinci was so smart!
mammy1027
mammy1027
the Mercedes Benz?
Player #27643412
Player #27643412
Centenarian, he designed early flying machines like helicopters & planes well ahead of his time..
Player #77332901
Player #77332901
mammy1027, Yes. Actually Mercedes was his Daughter. He Made that type of Benz for her Birthday
Player #2537916
Player #2537916
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Player #25874027
Player #25874027
I think the phrasing rules out da Vinci , as it specifies auto-mobile. This it a vehicle which moves itself without an external agency . There weren’t any such independent power sources in his day
MKU
MKU
Player #77332901, nope Mercedes was the name of a customer’s daughter. Emille Jelicek .
arohanui
arohanui
mammy1027, that's the one. Mercedes was named after his daughter
B Dog
B Dog
Frank Zappa, i conflated two names, it was Nicklaus Otto and he built the first working one but not the first actual internal combustion engine. I stand self corrected
B Dog
B Dog
Frank Zappa, wasn’t it Karl Otto who invented the modern 4 stroke (aka Otto Cycle) gasoline engine?
Sue
Sue
mammy1027, named for his daughter
Player #2512936
Player #2512936
Player #7719043, Actually The daughter of Emil Jelinek, Car Dealer.
Cha Cha
Cha Cha
Player #7106191, correction; I meant for the explanation
Cha Cha
Cha Cha
Player #7106191, explanation has a different subject to the question.. ie. automobile 'using gasoline' for the question and just 'automobile' for the answer
Player #2707764
Player #2707764
mammy1027, yes. They misspelled Karl
Xalver
Xalver
mammy1027, Yes