The Mercedes-Benz S-Class facelift has entered production at the Sindelfingen factory in Germany. And the car can drive by itself straight from the production line.
The Mercedes-Benz S560 finished in Obsidian Black Metallic paint scheme, drove off the production line by itself. The car drove for 1.5km within the manufacturing plant.
The S560 was equipped with a newly developed and patented technology. The sedan was fitted with cameras, radar and ultrasonic sensors. A powerful software is used to accelerate and brake the vehicle.
The video demonstrates the new technology, as the car steers itself through tight space and exits the assembly line. The automaker is running pilot tests to implement the technology in day-to-day production operations.
DriveSpark Thinks! Mercedes-Benz is testing an industry-first technology to roll out the finished cars from the production line by itself. In future, there is no surprise if a car can drive by itself from the production bay to the owner's house! But it will take away the excitement of seeing your new car in the showroom.
Mercedes-Benz has announced that production of the newly facelifted and updated S-Class has started in Sindelfingen. The new S-Class boasts significantly increased semi-autonomous tech, which Mercedes appears to be leveraging in the car's own manufacturing process.
In a brief video, Mercedes-Benz production and supply chain board member Markus Schäfer talks up the new flagship Benz and takes it for a ride from the end of the assembly line to the Sindelfingen plant's final loading area—all from the opulent comfort of the passenger's seat.
The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sets worldwide standards for safety, comfort, connectivity, and is on the road to automated driving. The S-Class's independent journey from the end of the production line to the plant's loading area shows the future of how we will be able to use driver assistance systems in production.
Mind you, the S 560 4MATIC you see in the video's onboard semi-autonomous gadgets are working in tandem with external cameras and sensors to make the almost mile-long journey, so we're afraid this remains another example of "don't try this at home." Still, it provides an interesting look into how autonomous cars of the future can not only make life easier for its customers, but for the people that build them as well.
As Schäfer points out, perhaps the next S-Class's fully independent maiden voyage will take it much further than a mile and go on to make these a thing of the past.
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