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Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot enables a speed of up to 95 km/h

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As announced in September, Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot officially enables autonomous driving at 95 km/h. It is the fastest certified SAE Level 3 autonomous driving system for production vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz cars have become the fastest cars in the world homologated with a level 3 autonomous driving system. “With the help of this system, our customers can use their time more efficiently. Mercedes-Benz is once again setting standards in the industry and is constantly paving the way for autonomous driving.” said Markus Schafer, member of the Board of Management of the Mercedes-Benz Group.

Drive Pilot is available as an option for the S-Class and EQS and costs 5,950 euros including tax. Cars equipped with the system will receive the upgrade for free via Over-the-Air Update or during a service visit. No hardware changes are required.

Mercedes’ autonomous system has a redundant architecture that includes electronics, steering and brakes. All key functions are secured in case of failure. If the driver does not take control for any reason, Drive Pilot will automatically stop the vehicle and activate the warning lights.

Source: Mercedes-Benz

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BMW cars are moving autonomously in the plant

Before self-driving cars become a reality on the roads around the world, some manufacturers have decided to use this feature to increase production efficiency. One of the places where self-driving cars are moving without drivers is BMW’s factories in Dingolfing and Leipzig.

In these plants, the 5 Series and 7 Series models, after assembly, move independently along a marked route from the production area to a small test track and then to the finishing area. It is an Automated Driving In-Plant (AFW) system, and the vehicles move thanks to LiDAR sensors placed along the route, which cooperate with an external motion planner and an environmental model that controls the vehicle’s movement.

BMW plans to equip the Leipzig plant so that in the future 80 percent of the cars produced at this plant can move autonomously. The plan is also to expand this system to other plants.

Source: BMW

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BMW cars are moving autonomously in the plant

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Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot enables autonomous driving up to 95 km/h

From 2025, all new Mercedes-Benz models with level 3 autonomous driving will, thanks to new software, be able to drive independently at speeds of up to 95 km/h.

Mercedes-Benz announced that the software update is free, and the prices of the new models will not change. When that happens, Mercedes-Benz cars will be the fastest cars in the world homologated with a level 3 autonomous driving system.

“Soon it will be possible to enable autonomous driving up to 95 km/h in current traffic under certain conditions on the German highway. With the help of this system, our customers can use their time more efficiently. Mercedes-Benz is once again setting standards in the industry and is constantly paving the way for autonomous driving.” said Markus Schafer, member of the Board of Management of the Mercedes-Benz Group.

Currently, the manufacturer is waiting for a certificate from the German authorities for the Drive Pilot autonomous driving system, which is available as an option for the S and EQS class, and costs 5,950 euros.

Source: Mercedes-Benz