World Automobile Day 2021: How It All Began Yes! The world celebrates a special day dedicated to automobiles as well. Ever since the first ever automobile came into existence in 1879 and a patent was filed for it in 1886. Here's everything you need to know about the World Automobile Day. 0 Views View Photos The patent for the world's first automobile was filed on January 29, 1886 by Karl Benz Highlights It had a top speed of 16 kmph and had a single-cylinder engine Karl Benz created the Benz Motor Wagon, a first of its kind vehicle If it weren't for the love of automobiles, maybe we wouldn't have had existed in the first place. Ever since the first automobile came into existence in 1879, the world changed, and continues to do so, with every passing day. On occasion of World Automobile Day 2021, we tell you how it came to be in the first place. Here's everything you need to know about World Automobile Day and how the age of modern gas-powered automobiles began.