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The new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class will be equipped with a wide range of self-driving features, which won't make it fully autonomous, but will allow it to relieve the driver of control of some of the most important functions. |
German car maker Mercedes-Benz is making great strides in the development of driverless car technology, as it tries to keep up with the likes of Tesla, Nissan, BMW, Audi and tech company Google in the race to introduce a fully-autonomous car to the market. Their latest solutions that has to do with autonomous driving will be implemented in the new generation E-Class, which will have its world premiere at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show.
The 2017 E-Class will be equipped with a wide range of self-driving features, which won't make it fully autonomous, but will allow it to relieve the driver of control of some of the most important functions. The advanced safety and self-driving features that will be offered on the new E-Class will include Remote Parking Pilot, Evasive Steering Assist, Active Blind Spot Assist, Attention Assist, and Car-to-X Communication.
In addition to this, the sedan will be fitted with an expanded version of Mercedes-Benz's Intelligent Drive System, which includes adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assistance, helping the car maintain a safe following distance behind the car in front of it, and prevent it from leaving its lane unintentionally. Mercedes-Benz has fitted the vehicle with a total of 12 ultrasonic sensors, 5 cameras, and 5 radars, in addition to an on-board processor. The remote parking pilot and the car-to-x communication capabilities are certainly among the most interesting and intriguing features that the new E-Class is getting.
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The 2017 E-Class will be able to alert other drivers on potentially hazardous situations on the road in real time, so that they can react in time and adjust their speed accordingly or choose a different, safer route. |
Remote Parking Pilot
This will undoubtedly be one of future E-Class owners' favorite functions, as it will relieve them of the hassle involved in trying to find a vacant garage parking spot and getting in and out of narrow parking spaces. With the help of the sensors, the car can get in and out of a parking space by itself, without the help of a driver. The driver will be able to get out of the car and then park it remotely using a smartphone app, which will allow the vehicle to enter narrow parking spots, since the driver and the passengers will have left the car, so the car's doors won't have to be opened after the vehicle is parked.Car-to-X Communication
Technologies that allow vehicles to exchange information with each other have a great potential for improving traffic safety. The 2017 E-Class will be able to alert other drivers on potentially hazardous situations on the road in real time, so that they can react in time and adjust their speed accordingly or choose a different, safer route. The information will be uploaded onto the cloud by a vehicle that is equipped with this system, and then sent to all vehicles that are traveling along the same road and have the same car-to-x communication capability.A couple of months ago, Mercedes-Benz demonstrated a fully-autonomous concept vehicle, the F 015 Luxury in Motion, but the company noted that it will take at least a few more years before such a vehicle is available for purchase. Until then, consumers will be able to enjoy cars like the 2017 E-Class, with various advanced self-driving capabilities that will surely make driving a lot safer and easier.
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Author Bio - Jordan Perch is an automotive fanatic and “safe driving” specialist. He is a writer for DMV.com, which is a collaborative community designed to help ease the stress and annoyance of “dealing with the DMV”
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