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Who built the first gas powered automobile?

The first gas-powered automobile is generally attributed to Karl Benz, a German engineer. In 1886, he built a three-wheeled vehicle powered by a four-stroke, internal combustion engine that he patented.

While other inventors were working on similar projects around the same time, Benz's invention is considered the first truly practical and successful gasoline-powered automobile.