Not too long ago, Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche told us that the arrival of self-driving vehicles was “imminent.” He may have been hinting at the new, fifth-generation 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, which is scheduled to go on sale in the U.S. next spring and will be stuffed with the latest safety and autonomous features, because even though a human pilot is still required to operate it, the car is a whole lot smarter than what we’ve seen in the past.
Merc likes to call it “real life safety,” and says the tech will bring its lineup of luxury vehicles just a little closer to that utopian vision of accident-free, fully autonomous driving. In the meantime, customers will benefit from higher standards of safety, less stress and greater comfort.
The new and updated systems make up what Mercedes has christened Intelligent Drive Next Level, and it includes stuff like collision detection and mitigation, follow assistance, and data logging.
Most notably, Mercedes is introducing a new parking assist that lets drivers use their smartphone to park their car.
It’s called Remote Parking Pilot, and here’s how it works: after downloading the compatible app and syncing it to the car, drivers simply stand within 10 feet of the vehicle and use the app to maneuver in and out of available parking spaces, both in perpendicular and parallel positions. This enables the driver to utilize much tighter spaces and eases mobility for those with disabilities.
You can check it out in action in the above-featured video.
Merc’s system differs from the one BMW just unveiled for the new 2016 BMW 7 Series in that the Bimmer is controllable from the display key while the Merc is controllable via an app on the owner’s smartphone.
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