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  • Roberto Baldwin / Engadget

    Here maps helps the Mercedes S560 tackle sharp corners

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    Roberto Baldwin
    Roberto Baldwin
    05.15.2018

    As the car approaches a sharp bend on a back road in Northern California, the $155,000 (starting at $99,900) Mercedes-Benz S560 slows down of its own accord. I guide it through the corner with a bit of help from lane keep assist. Then, as the vehicle exits to a straightaway it accelerates back to the adaptive cruise-control speed setting until it encounters another switchback.

  • Andrew Tarantola / Engadget

    The 2018 CLS will be Mercedes' smartest coupe yet

    by 
    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    11.29.2017

    Mercedes showed off its 2018 CLS coupe at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday. In addition to its sleek styling and five full seats, the car will offer a number of autonomous driver assist features that have, until now, been reserved for the company's higher-end models.

  • Daimler AG

    Mercedes-Benz is building cars that know the road better than you do

    by 
    Roberto Baldwin
    Roberto Baldwin
    05.19.2017

    As we approach a blind corner on a twisty mountain road above Sunnyvale, there's a moment when I'm sitting in the passenger seat of a pre-production Mercedes-Benz S-Class and I'm not sure that the updated Intelligent Drive will really slow the car down in time for what's up ahead. It does and continues to do so for every corner it encounters. It's an impressive step in the automaker's march toward an autonomous vehicle.