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Mercedes Prototype Automatically Slams On Brakes At Red Lights
1:00AM Mark Wilson | The light has been yellow for too long, and you’re not making it through the intersection before it’s red. But either you don’t notice or you don’t care. But even though your foot is on the gas, the car brakes. More »
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8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge, which is so high-end it’s called a “Lounge” and not a van (spoiler: it’s a van), is chock full of pretty much the most impressive array of tech gear we’ve ever seen on four wheels. More »
Brabus Viano Lounge Is Rich Techie’s Van Of Choice
8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | The Brabus Mercedes-Benz Viano Lounge, which is so high-end it’s called a “Lounge” and not a van (spoiler: it’s a van), is chock full of pretty much the most impressive array of tech gear we’ve ever seen on four wheels. More »
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RENNtech Mercedes C63 AMG SPEC.R and Its Radar Jamming System Get a Test Drive
8:20AM Sean Fallon | Jalopnik had the honour of test driving the RENNtech Mercedes C63 AMG SPEC.R. It’s a beautiful car, but one of the most interesting features is the radar jamming system built into the rear-view mirror. More »
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Mercedes Attention Assist Fights Drowsy Driving With Coffee Breaks, Alarms
6:00AM Jack Loftus | Fall asleep at the wheel of the new Mercedes E-class and the car will attempt to wake you up. Then, like a good $US50,000 vehicle, it will suggest you pause for coffee. More »
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Mercedes’ Web-Connected myComand Takes on BMW iDrive
11:45PM Jesus Diaz | Mercedes-Benz new myCOMAND system has appeared at the Los Angeles Auto Show, taking on the fourth-generation BMW iDrive. Whereas the latter has an Xbox 360 feeling, this one gets some clues from Apple, especially Coverflow and the menu navigation, which reminds me of the first version of the Apple TV and Front Row. One big difference is that myCOMAND is connected to the web, grabbing information wirelessly and presenting it through their own on-screen apps. Looking at the high resolution screens and the feature list, it seems very good: More »
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Mercedes Formula Zero Envisions Eco-Friendly Green Racing in 2025
7:00AM Jack Loftus | The Formula Zero racecar, pictured above in all its conceptual glory, is the Mercedes-Benz take on racing in the year 2025. Designed by the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Centre of North America, the car aims to mash together the “the thrill of Formula One, the track dynamics of the bobsled or luge, and the grace and efficiency of yacht racing.” As you can see from the obvious sail, there’s also a great deal of wind power and energy efficiency present in the design. In 2025, racing teams are allocated a set amount of stored energy, which team and drivers must manage to win the race. Winners are determined not only by elapsed time, but also on their team’s energy efficiency factor. An outrageously detailed explainer of this futuristic racing world, complete with clear glass race tracks, lies below. More »
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Mercedes Benz Makes an iPhone Pouch…Wait What?
8:00AM Jason Chen | It’s Mercedes’ Swarovski Elements iPhone pouch from their GLK collection, which holds your iPhone the way that only a gaudy piece of leather can. Only 40 are going to be made (as of now), and will be raffled off in the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin to people who are rich enough to attend. More gaudiness after the jump. [eMercedes Benz] More »
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Mercedes-Benz Integrates iPhone into Its Cars with Special Cradle
9:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | German car manufacturer Mercedes is buying the iPhone-is-God credo, and has come up with a designated piece of gear to allow Benz drivers to integrate their iPhones into the car system. The US$249 gadget works with the C-, E-, CLK-, CLS-, S-, CL-, SL-, M- and R-Class cars, as well as the forthcoming GLK-Class. It connects your phone to the car’s audio system via either the optionally available Media Interface or the retrofittable iPod® Interface Kit. Full press release below. More »
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Mercedes-Benz S400 BlueHybrid: First Planned HEV With Li-Ion Battery
5:00AM Haroon Malik | Sure, we have heard word of lithium ion batteries being possibly implemented in a Prius before, but Mercedes-Benz is going beyond concept speculation with its S400 BlueHybrid, which promises Li-ion HEV action to be hitting the production lines by 2009. At present, that makes the S400 BlueHybrid the first Li-ion HEV with a set mass-production time frame. More »
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