Mercedes-Benz has revealed the high-tech production line on which key models like the first EQ electric car, the new S-Class, and its autonomous cars will be built, and it could be more advanced than the vehicles themselves. Dubbed Factory 56, the new plant in Sindelfingen, Germany is about as far away from the traditional vision of manufacturing - or building cars in a tent - as you can imagine.
Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler and automotive supplier heavyweight Bosch will start an autonomous ride-hailing service in California next year, offering self-driving taxis. The project will take place in San Jose, the third largest city in California, while the vehicles will be Level 4/5 autonomous, with the ability to drive themselves completely without human interaction.
The new 2019 A-Class sedan is a gateway car, and Mercedes-Benz aren’t being coy about it. They’ve designed it to draw in a new, younger generation of buyers and get them hooked on the brand, filling the sedan with enticing new tech you’d normally have to pay through the nose for.
All hail the Mercedes-AMG ONE, the newly-titled hypercar and the ambitious vision to bring technology until now limited to F1 cars to public roads. The "absolute top-of-the-line model" as the automaker would have it won't just be exclusive, it'll also be an example of just how impressive hybrid performance can be.
Mercedes-AMG has unveiled a new entry-level car that not only looks very cool, it packs performance as well. The car is the Mercedes-AMG A 35 4MATIC and it has a 2.0L turbo 4 that makes 306hp and 400 Nm of torque. Mercedes fits the car with a high-strength, lightweight die-cast aluminum crankcase.
Mercedes' new in-car AI may actually be worth conversing with, as the automaker promises a far more capable voice recognition system in its upcoming models. MBUX, the new Mercedes-Benz User Experience, will make its US debut in the 2019 A-Class Sedan, but though the car may be an entry-level model, the technology will not.
There's a new luxury SUV on the scene, and the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE is counting on a magic carpet ride, more flexible cabin, and upgraded technology to best its rivals. Revealed today at the Paris Motor Show 2018, the fourth-generation SUV adds an optional third row of seats for the first time, along with an all-new E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL intelligent suspension system.
Mercedes-Benz has revealed Vision URBANETIC, a new concept for a modular, autonomous platform equally at home transporting cargo as it is people. Handiwork of Mercedes-Benz Vans, the new concept is based on an underlying self-driving chassis, that would be electrically powered for zero-emission use in cities and other urban areas.
Mercedes-Benz is getting into all-electric cars, and the 2020 EQC shows it's serious about it. Revealed today, the all-new EQC is the culmination of several years of concept cars and positioning in general from the German automaker, as it readies its push back against upstarts like Tesla along with more familiar rivals like Audi, BMW, and Jaguar.
The Tesla alternatives are lining up, and latest to the electric party is the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC. First of the German automaker's EQ brand, its new subbrand for "Progressive Luxury" with a distinct technological twist, the all-wheel drive 2020 EQC 400 4MATIC crossover will deliver 402 horsepower and what Mercedes says should be around 200 miles of range.
While the tech world is busy sifting through the wave after wave of consumer electronics announcements being made at IFA in Berlin, automotive fans are still on the edge of their seats for what is set to happen next week. On Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz is scheduled to fully take the camouflage off the newest member of its “Electric Intelligence” EQ family, the EQC. But not before teasing its interior, giving fans an appetizer of the futuristic technology inside the fully electric SUV.
It's a good year if you like single-seater electric cars. Three such concepts were brought along to Pebble Beach: Infiniti had its Prototype 10, an evolution of the more retro Prototype 9 from last year, while Audi's PB18 e-tron put a more futuristic spin on the idea. Mercedes' car took a different tack, but was no less striking for it.