We ride in a prototype S-Class, watching it take on busy intersections, lane-changes and U-turns
Autocar has been able to sample Mercedes-Benz’s yet to be named autonomous driving tech at the German car maker’s Beijing research centre, with a drive in one of a fleet of S-Class prototypes. The first thing you notice is the extra digital display, which maps all road users in the car’s vicinity, from pedestrians to trucks. For the tech itself, simplicity is the name of the game.
When the traffic light turns green, we creep forward until we reach a major intersection. The prototype halts again as it begins to sense vehicles travelling in the opposite direction. When that traffic is halted by a red light, the prototype begins to again follow the route, performing a U-turn. “The U-turn function is one of the most difficult to program,” says Mercedes-Benz’s chief software officer, Magnus Östberg. “Not a lot of companies have the competency to offer this.
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