A Short History of Mercedes-Benz Autonomous Driving Technology
3 Oct 2013, 08:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A German University and Mercedes-Benz were at the forefront of autonomous driving technology since the 1980s, believe it or not
BMW CEO: Autonomous Cars Could Mean the Downfall of Traditional Auto Makers
6 Mar 2015, 13:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the grand scheme of things, the combination between traditional car makers and the software giants of today has to enter a new stage
Germany to Upgrade Autobahn for More Autonomous Driving Support
28 Jan 2015, 17:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German Ministry of Transportation will add testing sensors, measuring systems and vehicle communitcation technology to an autobahn for testing ourposes
The Unmanned Ghost Ships of the Future - Project MUNIN
23 Sep 2014, 17:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Year 2025, a 400 meter long cargo ship slowly travels across dark sea waters... There’s no sign of life onboard; nobody seems to be on the bridge to guide the ship and no one seems to pick up ...
Mercedes-Benz Unveils Future Truck 2025 · Video
23 Sep 2014, 11:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After a sneak peek back in July, Mercedes-Benz has finally unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in all its glory. As the name implies, the concept truck showcases what to expect from the near future of tr...
British Drivers are Against Autonomous Cars on Public Roads, Study Shows
13 Aug 2014, 13:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the past 15 years, the upper end of the automotive world has given us driver aids and active safety technologies that were once regarded as science fiction as the quirky telephone box used by D...
Infiniti Q50 Drives Itself at 100 KM/H with Nobody in the Seat
5 Aug 2014, 08:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / After seeing how a soda can taped to the steering wheel transforms the Mercedes S-Class into an autonomous vehicle, the owner of this Infiniti must have thought to himself: "Hold on, my car is ...
Californian Company Making “Bolt-On” Autonomous Car Kit
24 Jun 2014, 15:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While each major automaker is struggling to come up with a fully autonomous driving car, a rather small company says they can make current cars to do the same using their newly developed kit that co...
Google's Self-Driving Car Rumored to Be Built By Roush
29 May 2014, 22:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As most of you already know, Google is planning to strap a set of wheels to its famous Maps app. No longer will you have to use Google Maps in your car, as the company recently announced it is worki...
Volvo Self-Driving Cars Tested on Public Roads Around Gothenburg
29 Apr 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volvo Car has just announced that like Mercedes, it's conducted actual road tests of self-driving automobiles on public roads. The first cars of the "Drive Me" pilot project has alre...
Tesla Model S by Rinspeed - XchangE: Autonomous Driving · Video
18 Feb 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Rinspeed has plans for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show and we should be preapred to see their take on the Tesla Model S. Given the Swiss aftermarket specialist’ thirst for all things novelty, t...
C-Class W205 To Feature Stop and Go Automatic Pilot
11 Dec 2013, 10:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / With less than a week until the fourth generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is officially unveiled, more and more details about it have started to emerge. As we were expecting all along, the n...
Volvo Announces Autonomous Vehicle Project in Sweden · Video
3 Dec 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We are pretty sure most of you have seen numerous movies of cars driving themselves, leaving the driver to do whatever he wants. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could just sleep an extra hour o...
Mercedes-Benz to Introduce Autobahn Pilot Assistant in Two Years
11 Nov 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / This year was filled with Mercedes-Benz premieres, marking a return to the “over-engineered” days at Daimler that were more or less on break in the last two decades or so. We are not ...
Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe Rides in Autonomous Nissan
9 Nov 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you thought president Obama was showing too much support for electric vehicles, just take a look at what’s going on in Japan. The country’s Prime Minster, mister Shinzo Abe, is showin...
Mercedes-Benz is The Premium Leader in Autonomous Driving Technology
16 Oct 2013, 08:07 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A study made by global advisory firm KMPG LLP found that Mercedes-Benz is the most trusted premium car manufacturer most associated with autonomous driving technology. The study comes as no surp...
Mercedes-Benz to Bring Optional Autonomous Driving by 2020
1 Oct 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As you all might already know, Mercedes-Benz has developed an in house R&D program in the field of autonomous driving which has so far culminated with the S 500 Intelligent Drive near-production...
S 500 Intelligent Drive Brings Itself onto the Mercedes-Benz Stand at Frankfurt
10 Sep 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / With Dieter Zetsche being the only human inside the Ruby Black S 500 that literally drove itself onto the Mercedes-Benz stand, we can pretty much call it a day and say that the future is here. T...
S-Class Drives Completely Autonomously Bertha Benz's Memorial Route · Video
9 Sep 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In August 1888, Bertha Benz – the wife of Carl Benz - and her two sons completed the world's first long distance drive (104 km/65 miles) in the Benz Patent Motorwagen – arguably the...
Mercedes-Benz Car-to-X Will Revolutionize Driving
27 Aug 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / About two and a half months ago Mercedes-Benz announced that they will be the first car manufacturer in the world to offer the Car-to-X technology by the end of 2013. Essentially, we're talking...