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Mercedes-Benz AMG powerboat
Mercedes-AMG GT3 inspires most powerful “Open Performance” boat ever produced by the Cigarette Racing Team: Two Powerhouses Roar into the Miami International Boat Show Mercedes- AMG GT3 racecar Cigarette Racing
Frankfurt Motor Show Premieres – Mercedes Benz
Stuttgart/Frankfurt. Mercedes me provides personalised access to the individual and exclusive world of Mercedes-Benz, which revolves around the customer. One part of this initiative is Mercedes connect me.
Mercedes-Benz ESP 25 Years
First series production application in March 1995 at Mercedes-Benz From a bold idea to a Europe-wide requirement: ESP® reaches 20 years of saving lives Stuttgart. A guardian angel is celebrating a milestone anniversary: in March 1995, Mercedes-Benz introduced the Electronic Stability Program ESP®. Alongside the seat belt, airbag and ABS, the Daimler invention is by […]
New Mercedes-Benz Lights Technology
NEW GENERATION CLS WITH THE FUTURE’S HIGH-RESOLUTION PRECISION LED TECHNOLOGY: LEADING THE WAY WITH BETTER LIGHT Stuttgart – In the new generation of the CLS-Class, Mercedes-Benz is using the new technology of MULTIBEAM LED headlamps for the first time. High-resolution precision LED modules, each with 24 individually controlled high-performance LEDs, automatically illuminate the road with […]
Mercedes-Benz Autonomous Driving
Pioneering achievement: Autonomous long-distance drive in rural and urban traffic – Mercedes-Benz S-Class “INTELLIGENT DRIVE” drives autonomously in the tracks of Bertha Benz With its S 500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE research vehicle, Mercedes-Benz in August 2013 became the world’s first automobile manufacturer to demonstrate that autonomous driving in rural and urban traffic is possible – and […]
Mercedes-Benz Google I/O
Innovation made in Silicon Valley: Mercedes-Benz presents new features of its Digital DriveStyle App at Google I/O Product of ongoing partnership between Google and Mercedes-Benz New version of Digital DriveStyle App to feature additional Google services in the first half of 2013 San Francisco. Google I/O is an annual developer conference featuring highly technical, in-depth […]
Developments in aerodynamics
Under the microscope: development in aerodynamics From the Kamm rear to the CLA Aerodynamics first became a focus of scientific research almost 100 years ago – but it is only after the second oil crisis some 30 years ago that it was really given a high priority in vehicle development. Nowadays aerodynamics make a major […]
Dr. Teddy Woll, head of Mercedes Benz Aerodynamics
Interview: Dr. Teddy Woll, head of aerodynamics “We fight for every third decimal place” Dr. Teddy Woll, 50, has headed the Aerodynamics/Wind Tunnels department at Daimler AG since April 1999. We spoke to this doctor of industrial engineering about efficiency improvements and airflow simulation.
Mercedes Benz Aeroacoustic wind tunnel
The new aeroacoustic wind tunnel: New tool in the battle against wind resistance and wind noise With the more than 70 year-old wind tunnel in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Mercedes-Benz was the first automobile manufacturer to possess a wind tunnel. With the new aeroacoustic wind tunnel at the development centre in Sindelfingen, the company has once again placed […]
Mercedes Benz Aerodynamics world champion in almost all vehicle classes
Much ado about the wind: Aerodynamics world champion in almost all vehicle classes For almost three decades, aerodynamic specialists at Mercedes-Benz have been breaking one record after another. At present the brand’s models occupy the top position for aerodynamics in practically every vehicle segment.
Mercedes-Benz Aerodynamics: Emotion meets efficiency
Stuttgart. When it comes to wind resistance, noise levels, open-top driving comfort and anti-soiling measures, i.e. in all aerodynamic disciplines, models from Mercedes-Benz have taken the leading position in almost all vehicle classes for many years. This demonstrates that an exciting, emotional design and high aerodynamic efficiency are not contradictory. With the new aeroacoustics wind […]
Mercedes-Benz: Real Life Safety
First assistance system in the fight against vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road Stuttgart – In recent months there have been a shocking number of fatal accidents caused by so-called wrong-way drivers. Mercedes‑Benz has now developed an assistance system which aims to eliminate this threat and can even prevent drivers from driving […]
Spirit of Mercedes-Benz AMG Tradition and the brand
Tradition and the brand The Spirit of AMG – Performance and exclusivity “Driving Performance” as the brand promise of AMG 2013: the current AMG model range is becoming even larger and more varied than ever AMG – around the world, these three distinctive letters embody automotive high performance, exclusivity and dynamic driving enjoyment. AMG was […]
CES 2013 – Mercedes supports Siri integration for iPhone 4S
Mercedes-Benz will support Siri, Apple’s intelligent assistant that allows drivers to get things done just by asking, into its vehicles spring 2013 for drivers using iPhone 4S Up-to-date Digital DriveStyle App hardware and software will be available beginning Spring 2013 Las Vegas — While the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has opened its doors to trade […]
Mercedes-Benz: Development and the future of PRE-SAFE®: PRE-SAFE® was a paradigm shift
Interview with Prof. Dr. Ing. Rodolfo Schöneburg, Head of Passive Safety and Vehicle Functions at Mercedes-Benz Cars Prof. Dr. Ing. Rodolfo Schöneburg was born on 30 October 1959 in Ciudad Bolivar in Venezuela, studied aerospace engineering and obtained his doctorate at the Technical University of Berlin. He holds an honorary professorship at the College of […]
Mercedes-Benz: Ten years of PRE-SAFE®: the car with protective reflexes celebrates a special anniversary
Under the microscope: the new sensors. Intelligent networking of eyes and ears Highly sophisticated sensors and the necessary networked algorithms provide the foundation for innovative new functions. As part of “sensor fusion”, DISTRONIC PLUS with Steering Assist, BAS PLUS and the PRE‑SAFE® Brake all employ the same stereo camera and multistage radar sensors.
Mercedes-Benz – Ten years of PRE-SAFE
Continuously enhanced and successively introduced in all model series: Ten years of PRE-SAFE®: the car with protective reflexes celebrates a special anniversary Stuttgart. Ten years after the PRE-SAFE® anticipatory occupant protection system celebrated its world premiere in the S-Class (W 220) in the autumn of 2002, PRE-SAFE® is now available in a total of […]
Mercedes-Benz emergency call system
Available in 19 countries from 1 January 2013: Mercedes-Benz emergency call system: faster help at the crash scene Stuttgart – In June 2012, three years ahead of the planned obligatory date set by the European Commission, Mercedes-Benz eCall, the vehicle emergency call system, was launched. In the event of a serious accident, the emergency services […]
Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC – Greater driving dynamics, greater traction, greater safety
4MATIC for the compact model range from Mercedes-Benz: Greater driving dynamics, greater traction, greater safety Fully variable permanent all-wheel drive for the front-wheel vehicles Dual clutch transmission with integrated power take-off Torque on demand-rear axle Intelligent control systems for safer and more enjoyable driving Different modes to suit personal driving styles The most innovative components […]
Mercedes-Benz CLA – Newly developed 4MATIC all-wheel drive for the CLA: All-wheel drive for all
Stuttgart. From next year, Mercedes-Benz will be offering a new variant of the 4MATIC permanent all-wheel-drive system with fully variable torque distribution. This new development is based on the front-wheel-drive architecture with transversely mounted engines.
Daimler’s 6D Vision innovation is awarded the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize
The new S-Class enjoys a perfectly clear view of the road A further significant step on the way towards accident-free driving ‘6D Vision’ technology for the Mercedes-Benz ‘Intelligent Drive’ On 26 November in Munich, Dr Uwe Franke, Dr Stefan Gehrig and Dr Clemens Rabe will be honored with the Karl Heinz Beckurts prize for the […]
Mercedes-Benz Glossary: Terms and innovations from A to Z
Here is a short brakedown of Mercedes-Benz Terms and Innovations.
Intelligent Drive Under the microscope: history – Setting the pace for safety technology
The luxury-class models from Mercedes-Benz are always at the vanguard of the very latest automotive technology. Time and time again, they showcase brand new features which then come into widespread use. Here’s an overview of the safety innovations premiered by the individual S-Class model series: Models 220 b/220 Sb/220 SEb/300 SE/300 SE long wheelbase, W […]
Mercedes-Benz Intelligent Drive – Driving simulator
Driving simulator: Fast response and a photorealistic environment With its 360° screen, fast electric power system and the twelve-metre-long rail for transverse or longitudinal movements, the new “Moving Base” simulator from Mercedes-Benz is the most powerful in the entire car industry. It went into operation at the end of 2010.