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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl. —Britta Seeger, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes?Benz

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS electric luxury sedan

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQS, the first all-electric luxury sedan from Mercedes-EQ. The continuous optimization of the recyclability is part of Mercedes-Benz’s holistic battery strategyThe aim is to be able to dispense entirely with materials such as cobalt through the use of innovative post-lithium-ion technologies.

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Mercedes-AMG teases first look at its sporty electric supercar poised to rival Porsche, Lucid

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Mercedes-AMG is officially previewing its upcoming electric supercar. Shown drifting across a frozen lake during testing, the sporty Mercedes-AMG EV will rival the new +1,000 hp Porsche Taycan Turbo GT and +1,200 hp Lucid Air Sapphire. The new Mercedes-AMG electric supercar will be the first to be underpinned by its dedicated AMG.EA

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CES: Mercedes-Benz "Avatar" concept looks ahead to more environmentally responsible batteries

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Rare-earth metals drive up the cost of electric-car production and take a larger toll on environments when not responsibly or legally mined. Now, Mercedes-Benz says it has a graphene-organic cell chemistry battery that could eliminate the need for.

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Mercedes-Benz’ Safety Symphony | Autocar Professional

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Progressive carmakers like Mercedes-Benz are going above and beyond not only the legal safety requirements but also those of the mandated safety ratings for its EVs. For the Mercedes-Benz engineers, however, it had a different meaning. The test centre is one of the largest and most modern of its kind in the world.

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Mercedes-Benz achieves world’s first X-ray crash test | Autocar Professional

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Take this scenario: At 60 km/h, a device with a crash barrier rams into the orange coloured C-Class Mercedes-Benz sedan and hits it full on the side. The Mercedes-Benz X-ray crash sets a milestone in the development tools of the future. But this is no usual test programme.

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Mercedes-Benz becomes world’s first car maker to X-ray crash test – ET Auto

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Together with the Fraunhofer-Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, the EMI in Freiburg, Mercedes-Benz has now carried out the world’s first X-ray crash with a real car. The Mercedes-Benz X-ray crash sets a milestone in the development tools of the future. Dr Paul Dick, Director of Vehicle Safety, Mercedes-Benz AG, said.