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Technology advances for Mercedes-Benz’s star limo
Big leaps forward in self-driving, powertrain and luxury for Benz’s limousine standard setter
Mercedes-Benz is determined to show pretenders what it thinks semi-autonomous driving should look like, with the upgraded S-Class range. Unveiled in China this week, the facelifted flagship includes a huge leap forward in self-driving, with its Intelligent Drive system capable of accelerating, braking and steering itself in a wider variety of situations than ever before. Intelligent Drive, which uses advanced stereo camera and radar systems around the car to constantly feed data to its computers, is even designed to shift gears more aggressively under braking when it’s in the Sport mode. It identifies road infrastructure such as roundabouts and traffic islands and brakes to negotiate them and accelerates out again, doing both at different rates in different modes. Besides moving its self-driving strategies forward, the S-Class range will also debut the production versions of its 48V piggyback power system on its new in-line petrol six, which will be used to power an electric auxilia...
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