Mercedes-Benz is hoping to join the ranks of Honda and BMW in seeking out Level 3 self-driving, with the automaker expecting to unveil the system as soon as this year. Mercedes hopes to unveil Level 3 self-driving in U.S. markets in 2022, according to the automaker’s CEO Ola Kallenius (via Automotive News). On Thursday, Kallenius […]
Lidar startup Luminar announced a new automotive partnership with Mercedes-Benz on Thursday, in which the automaker will also gain a stake in the startup, according to Automotive News. The deal has Luminar producing its “Iris” lidar sensors for Mercedes-Benz’ automated highway driving assistance system, though it’s not clear as of yet when the technology will […]
After reports of the Mercedes Vision EQXX’s impressive 621 miles of range came out in November, the company has unveiled more details about the upcoming electric vehicle (EV) in a new announcement. The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX is the company’s “most efficient” EV yet, featuring a variety of newly-announced drivetrain upgrades and other new features, according […]
The price of electric vehicles (EVs) isn’t considered affordable yet by the standards of most consumers, and some buyers have actually switched which EV they’re buying due to price markups on other models. @Jon Rettinger purchased a Lucid Air after being informed of a $50,000 price markup for a Mercedes Benz EQS 580, for which […]
The Mercedes-Benz EQS recently gained a Mercedes-AMG high-performance version, and just a couple of months after the announcement, the company has begun teasing a new zero-emission vehicle, set to be even more efficient. Mercedes-Benz is planning to head to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 3, 2022 to debut its Vision EQXX electric vehicle […]
Tesla has surpassed Mercedes-Benz to land the number three spot for U.S. luxury-vehicle registrations from the beginning of this year to September, according to data from research firm Experian’s Market Trends Review Q2 2021 presentation, reports Automotive News. The news comes after Tesla was nearing Mercedes’s sales numbers in August, but was still sitting behind […]
The Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle (EV) EQ platform unveiled its flagship EV earlier this year, the EQS, and on Tuesday the company officially shared the pricing models for the upcoming vehicle. Mercedes-Benz has announced pricing and different packages for the upcoming electric 2022 EQS sedan, which starts at a base price of $102,310 USD, according to […]
Apple is considering who to award supply contracts to for an upcoming autonomous car, and according to new reports, the company has hired two former employees of another automaker. On Friday, MacRumors reported that Apple has hired two former engineers at Mercedes-Benz, presumably to work on developing the upcoming Apple Car. While the first hire […]
The Mercedes-Benz EQS was unveiled in April, and it has remained the subject of headlines and reviews alike ever since – with a new review from a familiar face coming to light earlier today. On a new episode of Jay Leno’s Garage released on Tuesday, Leno performs an in-depth review of the recently-released 2022 Mercedes-Benz […]
Mercedes-Benz unveiled first designs for its EQS electric vehicle (EV) earlier this year, and the company has officially made the EV available online, as shown in a recent post. The order configurator for the Mercedes-Benz EQS is now online (via @Tesla Adri). The vehicle starts at a price of 106,374.10 € ($124,681 USD), with an […]
As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to gain traction on the road, the charging infrastructure in most areas remains one of the largest barriers to mainstream EV adoption. Drawing from partnerships with multiple EV charging companies, Mercedes-Benz Canada customers will gain access to over 4,900 charging stations across the country and is calling the network the […]
While Mercedes-Benz announced its first electric vehicle (EV) earlier this year, the EQS, the company has now said it plans to start producing only electric cars later in this decade. Mercedes-Benz teased the VISION EQXX electric car in a strategy update press release on Thursday, emphasizing an upcoming world premiere to be held in 2022. […]
In a video Tuesday from Canadian YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, we get a detailed inside look at the new Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan, a zero-emission luxury vehicle that was unveiled by the company last month. The first of Mercedes-Benz’s electric vehicles (EVs), this EV is certainly one of luxury, right down to the augmented intelligence […]
Daimler CEO Ola Kallenius said in an interview with CNBC about the new Mercedes-Benz EQS that he expects “intense competition” if Apple, Alibaba or Google enter the electric vehicle (EV) market. As the EV race heats up, Apple has already been rumored to be developing its own autonomous EV, though it won’t reach the market […]
Mercedes-Benz has been teasing its new 2022 EQS luxury model for the past few months, and in a new update, the company has officially unveiled the model. In a press release Thursday, Mercedes-Benz released the 2022 EQS luxury sedan, set to be the first electric vehicle (EV) in its Mercedes-EQ line of zero-emission cars in […]
