Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

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.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Then they began shipping vehicles with the capability to customers in Germany in mid-2022, becoming the first automaker in the country to pass through the government’s stringent autonomous driving certification process. It can operate at speeds up to 40 MPH. Mercedes first launched its DRIVE PILOT system at the end of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2016

Scania will leave from Södertalje, south of Stockholm, driving through Sweden, Denmark and Germany to Maasvlakte II in the Port of Rotterdam, making a stop in Zolder, Belgium and in Zwolle, Netherlands. Daimler will start from Stuttgart and MAN from Munich (both in Southern Germany). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2014

Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. The truck is equipped with the intelligent Highway Pilot assistance system, which enables it to drive completely autonomously at speeds of up to 85 km/h (53 mph). The Future Truck 2025 with “Highway Pilot” is based on the Mercedes-Benz Actros 1845.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

75 mph) on electric power alone, coupled with an all-wheel driving experience headlined by powerful acceleration and a dynamically-biased distribution of power through enthusiastically taken corners. This bespoke plug-in hybrid system, developed and produced by the BMW Group, enables a range in everyday driving of up to 35 kilometers (approx.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

That equates to some 20,000 accidents a year in Germany alone. PRE-SAFE Brake can detect pedestrians and initiate autonomous braking to avoid a collision at speeds up to 50 km/h (31 mph). Any speed between 30 km/h (19 mph) and 200 km/h can be selected as the desired cruising speed. —Thomas Weber.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2012

The test fleet included a lead truck followed by three cars driven entirely autonomously at speeds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph), with no more than a 6-meter (20-foot) gap between the vehicles. The participants in the first discussion included technical experts, politicians, legislators and traffic safety researchers.

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