Vehicles & Traffic

The cooperative car: Intuitively knowing what the car is planning

The cooperative car: Intuitively knowing what the car is planning
Stuttgart, Jan 30, 2019 - Autonomous driving is going to be an integral part of mobility in the future. Mercedes-Benz considers empathy and trust to be central factors for the acceptance of self-driving vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz FutureInsight: "Human first": empathy as anchor in the digital transformation

Mercedes-Benz FutureInsight: "Human first": empathy as anchor in the digital transformation
Stuttgart/Berlin, Nov 26, 2018 - What does a desirable future that is worth living look like? How can individuality and digital transformation be reconciled? How can trust be established between humans and machines?

Daimler and Bosch: San José targeted to become the pilot city for an automated on-demand ride-hailing service

Daimler and Bosch: San José targeted to become the pilot city for an automated on-demand ride-hailing service
Stuttgart/San José, Nov 8, 2018 - Located on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay in Silicon Valley, and with more than 1 million inhabitants, San José is the third biggest city in California.

Daimler and Bosch jointly premiere Automated Valet Parking in China

Daimler and Bosch jointly premiere Automated Valet Parking in China
Beijing, Sep 14, 2018 - Daimler and Bosch have announced the successful premiere of their joint Automated Valet Parking pilot in Beijing. The technology, which debuted in the parking garage at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart in 2017, symbolizes a pioneering effort in infrastructure-supported driverless parking and marks the first pilot of its kind in China.

Autonomous and safe: Automated driving in urban traffic

Autonomous and safe: Automated driving in urban traffic
Stuttgart, Aug 29, 2018 - Automated vehicles will become part of everyday life in the near future – not only on clearly structured motorways and expressways, but also in urban areas. Yet urban traffic in particular poses huge challenges for the researchers and developers of the necessary technologies.

Daimler and Baidu to Enhance Strategic Cooperation in Automated Driving and Vehicle Connectivity

Daimler and Baidu to Enhance Strategic Cooperation in Automated Driving and Vehicle Connectivity
Beijing, Jul 25, 2018 - With collaboration between Germany and China accelerating in automated driving and intelligent connected vehicles, Daimler and Baidu have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their Sino-German cooperation in these strategic fields.

Europe's largest innovation platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN presents "Plug and Play Global Innovation Awards"

Europe's largest innovation platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN presents "Plug and Play Global Innovation Awards"
Stuttgart, Jul 19, 2018 - This year's "Plug and Play Global Innovation Awards" go to nine STARTUP AUTOBAHN project partners: DXC Technology and Murata with Context360 in the category "Cross Collaboration", Hewlett Packard Enterprise with Streamr and Webasto with Codepan in the category "Performance", and Daimler with Evopark in the category "Implementation".

Automated driving in cities: Daimler and Bosch select Nvidia AI platform

Automated driving in cities: Daimler and Bosch select Nvidia AI platform
Stuttgart, Jul 11, 2018 - Automated vehicles are complex computers on wheels. And they need even more computing power if they are to negotiate city traffic automatically, with input sourced from an array of disparate surround sensors.

Bosch and Daimler: Metropolis in California to become a pilot city for automated driving

Bosch and Daimler: Metropolis in California to become a pilot city for automated driving
Stuttgart, Jul 11, 2018 - Bosch and Daimler are speeding up the development of fully-automated and driverless driving (SAE Level 4/5) in the city and are decisively setting the course. The partners have chosen California as the pilot location for the first test fleet.

Future automated driving

Future automated driving
Stuttgart, Jul 10, 2018 - As part of the 2018 Sino-German government consultations, a special event with driving demonstrations took place on Tuesday, 10 July on the tarmac of Tempelhof airport.

Daimler and Tsinghua University Deepen Joint Research Cooperation on Sustainable Transportation

Daimler and Tsinghua University Deepen Joint Research Cooperation on Sustainable Transportation
Berlin / Beijing, Jul 9, 2018 - Daimler and its partner Tsinghua University signed an agreement in Berlin today to further deepen their cooperative efforts on sustainable transportation research in China.

Daimler Becomes First International Automaker to Obtain Road Test License for Highly Automated Driving in Beijing

Daimler Becomes First International Automaker to Obtain Road Test License for Highly Automated Driving in Beijing
Beijing, Jul 6, 2018 - Daimler became the first international automaker to receive a road test license for highly automated driving research vehicles (level 4) in Beijing, marking a major new milestone in the company’s local research and development efforts in China.

Daimler at RISE 2018 in Hong Kong: Artificial Intelligence and Mobility of the Future

Daimler at RISE 2018 in Hong Kong: Artificial Intelligence and Mobility of the Future
Stuttgart/Hongkong, Jul 4, 2018 - Daimler AG is strongly represented at the RISE Conference, taking place from 9 to 12 July 2018 in Hong Kong. As part of the “discussion session”, Dieter Zetsche will explain the cultural differences which are reflected in customers’ varying wishes in Asia, Europe and the USA. He will also describe how artificial intelligence helps suppliers to respond more appropriately to the individual needs of the customer.

Customers for test fleet in the US: Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards

Customers for test fleet in the US: Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries starting to test the first fully electric Freightliner trucks from end of 2018 onwards
Stuttgart / Portland (Oregon), Jun 28, 2018 - Earlier in June this year, Daimler Trucks presented two new fully electric trucks from its US-subsidiary Freightliner. Now, Daimler officially announced the two first customers to operate the e-vehicles within their fleet: 30 Freightliner eCascadia and eM2 trucks will be handed over to the customers Penske Truck Leasing and NFI Industries in the US.

130 joint projects between startups and corporations initiated but still hungry: STARTUP AUTOBAHN launches Program 4

130 joint projects between startups and corporations initiated but still hungry: STARTUP AUTOBAHN launches Program 4
Stuttgart, Apr 4, 2018 - Germany. Europe’s largest innovation platform - STARTUP AUTOBAHN - kicks-off its fourth round. After screening hundreds of young tech companies 31 startups were accepted into Program 4 starting on 22nd March.

Faster help at the scene of an accident: More than 3.5 million cars with Mercedes-Benz emergency call on board

Faster help at the scene of an accident: More than 3.5 million cars with Mercedes-Benz emergency call on board
Stuttgart, Mar 14, 2018 - EU Directive 2015/758 requires that from 31 March 2018 all new passenger cars type-approved from that date must be equipped with an EU eCall system as standard.

World premiere in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: DIGITAL LIGHT: the light of the future hits the road

World premiere in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class: DIGITAL LIGHT: the light of the future hits the road
Stuttgart/Geneva, Mar 5, 2018 - The future of car light should start soon for selected Mercedes-Maybach customers: the revolutionary headlamp technology DIGITAL LIGHT with virtually dazzle-free main beam in HD quality and a resolution of more than two million pixels should be entering small series production in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.

Private car sharing and Digital Vehicle Key: The new A-Class: sharing with friends, contactless opening

Private car sharing and Digital Vehicle Key: The new A-Class: sharing with friends, contactless opening
Stuttgart, Feb 28, 2018 - The new A-Class is already set up for private car sharing: Mercedes me allows the new compact car to be shared with friends and family members. Operation is simple and secure using the Mercedes me app Car Sharing.

Largest European Innovation Platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN at full speed: over 130 joint projects between startups and corporations!

Largest European Innovation Platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN at full speed: over 130 joint projects between startups and corporations!
Stuttgart, Feb 26, 2018 - Within only one and a half years, STARTUP AUTOBAHN has not just become the largest innovation platform but also facilitated a record number of 130+ pilot projects between 74 startups from all over the world and 11 industry leaders of Germany.

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Stuttgart/Barcelona, Feb 26, 2018 - At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC; 26 February to 1 March) Mercedes-Benz is presenting innovations and initiatives from a variety of fields as part of its overarching digitisation strategy.

Daimler invests in the start-up Anagog

Daimler invests in the start-up Anagog
Stuttgart/Tel Aviv, Feb 26, 2018 - Daimler AG is intensifying its cooperation with the start-up Anagog Ltd. Daimler has participated in a financing round together with MizMaa Ventures, a venture capital company located in California.

Daimler and HERE to bring HD Live Map to future Mercedes-Benz models

Daimler and HERE to bring HD Live Map to future Mercedes-Benz models
Amsterdam/Stuttgart, Feb 21, 2018 - Daimler and HERE Technologies have teamed up to make HERE HD Live Map an integral part of Daimler’s autonomous driving technology.

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence

Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2018: Focus on artificial intelligence
Stuttgart, Feb 15, 2018 - At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (MWC; 26 February to 1 March) Mercedes-Benz is presenting innovations and initiatives from a variety of fields as part of its overarching digitisation strategy.

Mercedes-Benz Intelligent World Drive on five continents: On the road to autonomous driving: Deep Learning needs real, global road traffic

Mercedes-Benz Intelligent World Drive on five continents: On the road to autonomous driving: Deep Learning needs real, global road traffic
Stuttgart/Las Vegas, Jan 19, 2018 - Deep Learning in country-specific, real road traffic plays a central role on the road to autonomous driving.

Final leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in the USA

Final leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in the USA
Stuttgart/Las Vegas, Jan 11, 2018 - When the school bus stops, all other vehicles around have to stop too. Speed limit signs exist that are not found anywhere else in the world.

Fourth leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in South Africa

Fourth leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in South Africa
Stuttgart/Cape Town, Dec 15, 2017 - Road traffic in South Africa presents some very special challenges: different road surfaces, wildlife on rural roads and many pedestrians in the city as well as in the interurban traffic who often cross lanes completely unexpectedly.

Third leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in Australia

Third leg of the Intelligent World Drive: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in Australia
Stuttgart/Melbourne, Nov 29, 2017 - Turning off to the right from the left-hand lane, flashing speed limit traffic signs, kangaroos jumping over the road:

Grand opening of new digital hub in Tel Aviv: Being up to tomorrow: Creating and contributing new mobility services and digitalisation at the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Center Tel Aviv for the Daimler network

Grand opening of new digital hub in Tel Aviv: Being up to tomorrow: Creating and contributing new mobility services and digitalisation at the Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Center Tel Aviv for the Daimler network
Stuttgart/Tel Aviv, Nov 17, 2017 - Digitalisation, autonomous driving, security and connectivity - these trends will heavily influence vehicle development in the future.

Daimler takes over CINTEO GmbH: Further step towards a networked provider

Daimler takes over CINTEO GmbH: Further step towards a networked provider
Stuttgart, Nov 6, 2017 - Daimler AG has taken over CINTEO GmbH, which was founded on 30.03.2015 as a subsidiary of the diconium group. More than 100 employees located in Stuttgart and Berlin currently develop digital products and services exclusively for Mercedes-Benz.

Second leg of the 'Intelligent World Drive': On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in the Shanghai megalopolis

Second leg of the 'Intelligent World Drive': On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated test drive in the Shanghai megalopolis
Stuttgart/Shanghai, Oct 27, 2017 - Pedestrian crossings on the motorway, separate speed limits for each lane, traffic signs with Chinese characters – traffic in China differs from that in Europe or the USA in many aspects.

On the way to autonomous driving: Baden-Württemberg is setting the pace for the mobility of tomorrow

On the way to autonomous driving: Baden-Württemberg is setting the pace for the mobility of tomorrow
Stuttgart, Oct 19, 2017 - Daimler has the development expertise for autonomous driving – and Baden-Württemberg is open to innovation. Which means that the federal state is setting the pace for the mobility of tomorrow.

Intelligent World Drive – five continents in five months: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated worldwide test drive

Intelligent World Drive – five continents in five months: On the road to autonomous driving: Mercedes-Benz on automated worldwide test drive
Stuttgart, Sep 13, 2017 - With the "Intelligent World Drive", Mercedes-Benz is testing automated driving functions on all five continents using a vehicle based on the S-Class.

Mercedes-Benz to become first automotive manufacturer to use innovative address system: The world in three words

Mercedes-Benz to become first automotive manufacturer to use innovative address system: The world in three words
Stuttgart/Frankfurt, Sep 12, 2017 - A new coordinate system organises the world: founded in 2013, what3words assigns three words to every point on Earth, making locations easily and unambiguously identifiable – even where there are no addresses.

New Mercedes me connect services: The connected car becomes your personal companion

New Mercedes me connect services: The connected car becomes your personal companion
Stuttgart, Sep 7, 2017 - Mercedes-Benz is another step closer to turning the car into a mobile assistant: for customers in Germany and Great Britain certain functions in the car can now be controlled with the Amazon Alexa voice service via Mercedes me.
Fuel consumption combined: 6,3 l/100 km; Combined CO2 emissions: 143 g/km*

Bosch and Daimler demonstrate driverless parking in real-life traffic: World premiere in the multi-storey car park of the Mercedes Benz Museum

Bosch and Daimler demonstrate driverless parking in real-life traffic: World premiere in the multi-storey car park of the Mercedes Benz Museum
Stuttgart, Jul 24, 2017 - Leave your vehicle to park itself. Daimler and Bosch have teamed up to realise driverless parking (Automated Valet Parking) in the multi-storey car park at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

Mercedes-Benz in search of creative programmers: #MercedesBenzChallenge

Mercedes-Benz in search of creative programmers: #MercedesBenzChallenge
Stuttgart, Jul 24, 2017 - Do you have a creative mind? Are you interested in developing new services or apps for the car of tomorrow and the digital ecosystem of Mercedes-Benz?

Intelligent material mix for top performance: Mercedes-AMG GT R wins VDI lightweight design award

Intelligent material mix for top performance: Mercedes-AMG GT R wins VDI lightweight design award
Stuttgart / Leipzig, Jun 14, 2017 - The Mercedes-AMG GT R wins the first VDI/ Carbon Composites e.V. lightweight design award with its intelligent material mix.
Fuel consumption combined: 11.4 l/100 km, combined CO2 emissions: 259 g/km*

Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize 2017: Award for new Mercedes-Benz diesel engine

Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize 2017: Award for new Mercedes-Benz diesel engine
Stuttgart, May 22, 2017 - Today, the Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize was awarded by Vienna University of Technology to Anke Kleinschmit, Head of Corporate Research & Sustainability and Environmental Officer for Daimler AG, for the development of the innovative exhaust gas aftertreatment system in the new four-cylinder diesel engine.

Mercedes-Benz opens a Digital Delivery Hub in Lisbon

Mercedes-Benz opens a Digital Delivery Hub in Lisbon
Stuttgart | Lisbon, May 9, 2017 - At the beginning of May, Mercedes-Benz opened the world's first Digital Delivery Hub in the Portuguese capital. Lisbon is currently becoming the "place to be" in the digital world. The world's most important tech-conference, the Web Summit, has been held in Lisbon since last year, for example.

AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award 2017: Mercedes-Benz takes first place twice

AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award 2017: Mercedes-Benz takes first place twice
Stuttgart/Frankfurt, May 5, 2017 - Two prize winners of the AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Award 2017 come from Mercedes-Benz. The E-Class won the award of the most innovative model, while Mercedes-Benz was awarded the title of the most innovative premium brand in the trendsetting category of “Autonomous Driving and Safety”.