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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 receives world’s first internationally valid system approval for Level 3 conditionally automated driving

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Mercedes-Benz is the first automotive company to meet the demanding legal requirements of UN-R157 for a Level 3 system for conditionally automated driving. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG, Chief Technology Officer responsible for Development and Purchasing.

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Tesla receives permission to trade emission credits in South Korea

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Tesla has reportedly been granted permission to sell automotive emission credits domestically in South Korea by the Ministry of Environment starting this year. And in 2021, domestic regulations were amended to allow Tesla to legally participate in the emission credit market. This final approval was granted earlier this year. “(The

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Mercedes will take on Tesla’s FSD in China

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Mercedes CTO, Markus Schaefer, has confirmed that the automaker’s autonomous driving system DRIVE Pilot will be making its way to China to challenge Tesla’s Full Self Driving offering in the country. What remains unclear is how the regulatory environment in China will handle the introduction of the Mercedes DRIVE Pilot system.

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Mercedes to Roll Out Level 3 Semi-Autonomous Driving Systems in 2024

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Mercedes is set to be the first company to offer a Level 3 system, which enables hands-free driving in most situations but requires a human’s attention at all times. Mercedes said its initial rollout to two western states would expand to others in the future but noted the differing legal frameworks in other areas.

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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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Daimler and Bosch jointly premiere Automated Valet Parking in China

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The infrastructure-supported driverless parking technology, which made its debut in the parking garage at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart in 2017 ( earlier post ), marks the first pilot of its kind in China. This will undergo further testing by Daimler and Bosch at the Mercedes-Benz Research and Development Center. strategy.

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