The world's first female test driver
As we all know, karl benz, the co-founder of Mercedes-Benz, made the world's first internal combustion engine car, but few people know that this car was originally driven by a woman. At that time, this kind of internal combustion engine car was an awesome and frightening machine, and its creator karl benz was also famous for his cowardice.
But karl benz's wife, berta benz Darcy, was not afraid at all. 1888, she and her two sons drove their first diesel locomotive to their parents' home. The distance from Manheim, where Mercedes-Benz couples live, to Potheim, where their parents live, is 144 km. She drove there by herself. This is the first car trip in the world and the first car test drive.
It is said that she is not only good at driving, but also good at solving car problems. If there is interference between wires and parts, fix them with stockings; When the brakes are worn and the braking distance becomes longer, Beltas directly replaces the brake pads with shoelaces. Later, Bertas pointed out these problems and improvement methods to Carl, which made great contributions to improving the quality of internal combustion engine vehicles.
Female racing engineer of Le Mans champion team
Lena Gade is a British racing engineer. She is the chief racing engineer of FIA World Endurance Championship and Indy Series. 20 1 1 year, she became the first female racing engineer in the world to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, working for Audi LMP 1 team. In 20 12, she won the FIA World Endurance Championship "Person of the Year" and "C & ampr Racing Women's Science and Technology Award".
Lena is the child of Indian immigrants and was born in England. She was very interested in engineering since she was a child. When she came into contact with the F 1 competition by chance, she was deeply fascinated by it. Later, Lina studied engineering at the University of Manchester, and obtained a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering at 1998. She entered the university as one of five female students in a class of 100, and was the only female student left when she graduated. After graduation, Lina did not enter the aerospace field, but devoted herself to the car field she loved.
Lena first worked as a vehicle improvement engineer at Jaguar for six and a half years. At the same time, she also works as a part-time engineer in formula bmw, A 1 Grand Prix and GT Circuit. 20 1 1, she assisted drivers Andre Lottler and Beno? T Tréluyer won the championship and became the first female racing engineer to win in Le Mans. And in the 20 12 and 20 14 seasons, Lina led the team to win two more Le Mans championships. She is the highest-ranking engineer in the Audi team, and is fully responsible for car setup and management of the post-maintenance team.
Female driver who conquered Kara Nurkka dam
Last May, a new generation of Land Rover Range Rover Sport, driven by stunt actress Jessica Hawkins, conquered the spillway of Kara Nurkka Dam in Iceland. As one of the largest dams in the world, Kara Nurkka Dam has a spillway with a flow speed of 750 tons per minute, and the cliff of the dam is 294 meters long and 90 meters high. Jessica completed this challenge by driving the new generation Land Rover Range Rover Sport Edition upstream.
Jessica1February, 1995 16 was born in headley, Hampshire, Eastern Han Dynasty. She is a racing driver and stunt driver from Hampshire, East Han Dynasty. She won many kart races. In 20 14, she took part in a Formula Ford race at Silverstone and started her racing career. Participated in mini challenge in 20 17, won the championship in six levels, and was selected by Aston Martin. At present, Jessica is the image ambassador of Aston Martin F 1 team, and she was also the stunt driver of 007 Busy.
Jessica said after driving a new generation of Land Rover Range Rover Sport Edition to the top: "Even from the distance of the valley, you can directly feel the majestic power of the rushing water. Before driving into the spillway, I clearly realized that if anything went wrong, I would be in the most difficult situation ever. In the end, the calm performance of the new generation Land Rover Range Rover Sport Edition on the steep slope with fast-flowing water saved the day. The strong traction, stability and excellent handling released by the vehicle have strengthened my belief in completing the challenge and really enjoyed it. "
A female designer appointed by Rolls-Royce.
Since today is "Goddess Day", you will definitely think of Rolls-Royce's "Celebrating Goddess". On March 8th, Rolls-Royce brought the Phantom Syntopia collector's edition together with Iris van Herpen, a cutting-edge fashion and haute couture designer. Iris said: "This is by far the most complicated customized version of Phantom Bespoke".
Iris embarked on the road of fashion design in 2007. In 2009, inspired by mummies, she cut, twisted and knitted hard and cold materials to construct a series of "Mummification" in autumn and winter with strong post-modern design, which was widely praised once it was launched. The name of the collector's edition model-"Syntopia" comes from the landmark fashion series launched by Iris in 20 18. This series is designed according to the principle of bionics, inspired by the patterns and shapes in nature, and uses a series of dynamic sculpture designs. Similarly, Phantom Syntopia collector's edition also tries to show the mysterious and ethereal beauty of fluid movement in solid materials through the theme of "weaving waterline".
It is reported that the water-patterned starlight canopy woven in the car can best echo this design theme, which is also the most challenging design link of the whole vehicle. It is understood that the designer selects the whole piece of leather from more than 1000 pieces of leather and cuts it by hand, so that the roof lining has a three-dimensional effect. According to the official introduction, it took the whole team nearly 300 hours to create a petal pattern made of 162 delicate glass organza on the roof. If you count the design, preparation and final shaping, it will take about 700 hours.
"Iron Lady" of China Automobile Industry
A strong woman in China automobile industry, she said she was the second, but no one dared to say she was the first. This is Wang Fengying. According to the data, Wang Fengying has worked in Great Wall Motor for more than 30 years and is the "No.2" of Great Wall Motor, just below Wei Jianjun. During his tenure, he not only turned Great Wall Motor into a representative brand with pickup trucks and SUVs in China, but also launched many explosive products such as Haval H6, which was praised as the "Iron Lady" by the industry. In addition, Wang Fengying was on Forbes' "20 100 list of the most influential women".
In July 2022, Wang Fengying officially stepped down as the general manager of Great Wall Motor and left Great Wall Motor. He is now the president of Xpeng Automobile Company. Be fully responsible for the product planning, product matrix and sales system of Xpeng Motors. Before joining the company, he pointed out two problems of Xpeng Motors in the form of a report. One is the lack of clear main categories, and brand awareness has not been clearly established. There are no representative models in each category; Second, there is a lack of focused intelligence and no differentiation. It is reported that Wang Fengying set a goal after taking office, "Tucki's sales volume will reach one million in three years, and Tucki's market value will reach 100 billion US dollars in five years".
To sum up, since ancient times, women have been a force that can not be ignored in pushing the world forward. Many pioneering women in different fields use their confidence, courage and wisdom to understand and change the world from a unique female perspective and lead the trend of the times. There are countless outstanding women in the automobile industry. If you elaborate, it is estimated that 65438+ ten thousand words can't be typed. Finally, I wish the goddesses again: "Laugh often and stay young forever!"
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