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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Hands-Free Driving

Mercedes can sell its autonomous drive package, called Drive Pilot, to be used on parts of Germany’s Autobahn network at a max speed of 37 miles per hour.

Tech News Mack DeGeurin Dec 10

7 Creepy Flicks to Watch on Shudder

For horror fans seeking thrills—highbrow, lowbrow, and everything in between—there’s no better destination than Shudder, which is stuffed to the gills with classics, cult classics, and cult-classics-in-the-making, with a wide range of international titles and exclusive releases too. Here are seven to get you started! 1) Impetigore Joko Anwar—writer of another recent Shudder release, The…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Mar 11

Kate Mulgrew Wanted to Return to Star Trek to Bring in the Next Generation of Fans

She wants to take them on a voyage, of course. Kate Mulgrew’s surprising return to Trek is coming in the form of a major appearance on the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy. Unlike her predecessor in the captain’s chair, Sir Patrick Stewart, whose return for Star Trek: Picard was billed as a darker, mature drama beyond…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 5

Mercedes-Benz Owner Daimler AG May Have Rigged Emissions Tests

Daimler AG, the automaker which produces the Mercedes-Benz line of luxury vehicles, is facing growing scrutiny after US investigators reportedly found that it installed software to cheat diesel emissions tests on cars, Bloomberg and Reuters reported. The allegations closely align with a scandal that overtook Volkswagen in 2015 when it admitted to installing software on…

Climate Change Tom McKay Feb 19

Watch Thieves Hack Keyless Entry to Steal a Mercedes in Less Than a Minute

A new surveillance video from Birmingham, England shows two hackers exploiting keyless technology to steal a sleeping man’s Mercedes—in less time than it takes to order something off Seamless. Released by the West Midlands Police Department on Monday, authorities believe it to be the first footage of thieves attacking a car using relay boxes, devices that…

Tech News Sidney Fussell Nov 27

Did Uber Just Order 100,000 Mercedes?

Uber’s just plunked down a load of cash on the future of self-driving car tech. The company just ordered 100,000 Mercedes S-Class vehicles, according to German business magazine Manager Magazin. Update: Reuters reports that other anonymous sources are refuting the claim yet the original report cites sources within both companies. Either way, it seems Uber…

Tech News Darren Orf Mar 18

At Mercedes, Humans Take Robots’ Jobs

The future looks bleak for humans who like working, and car factories are the most cliched example of efficient robots replacing fat unionized humans. Unless the factory in question is Mercedes, which has recently replaced some machines with good old-fashioned people. According to a Bloomberg report, Mercedes is on a trend of replacing fixed robots…

Tech News Chris Mills Feb 25

Your Car Can Be Hacked. So What Are Auto-Makers Doing About It?

When I watched some security researchers hack into several cars without even touching them, my head exploded a little bit. There are countless models on the market now that offer slick upgrades like 4G LTE connectivity and even wifi. Why have wifi in your car? Who cares, the car companies must think, people will pay…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Aug 18

The New Mercedes Self-Driving Car Concept Is Packed Full of Future

The Mercedes Luxury in Motion is not a car that you’ll be able to find on a lot any time soon. It’s not bound for any highways or driveways in the near future. It is, though, a glimpse at the future of automotive transportation. And a damn good looking one at that. One key to…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 5

The car that I would like to drive through Neo Tokyo one day

I love this beautiful silver bullet even while I hate Mercedes cars—their Gran Turismo Vision. Sadly, it’s just a prototype. Jalopnik has a neat 360-degree GIF taken at the Tokyo Motor Show 2013. https://jalopnik.com/heres-the-mercedes-gran-turismo-vision-in-360-view-1469714183

Sploid Jesus Diaz Nov 23

How Mercedes Benz Uses Cameras to Stabilize the Road While You Drive

The newest Mercedes Benz S-Class has a new Magic Body Control feature that basically stabilizes the road you drive on. Mercedes is cleverly using a chicken’s self-stabilizing head to popularize the feature but explains how it works in more detail in the video above. https://jalopnik.com/2014-mercedes-benz-s-63-amg-ghaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-811470106 You’ll never feel a bump again. Hopefully. The magic in…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 26

Hilariously crazy guy trolls rich guys in expensive sports cars

“You’re driving top down! God’s a pimp! You’re an angel! I pray that I may die for you!” Enjoy Vine user Conner O’Malley and his mad trolling of rich guys in expensive sports cars, driving around NYC and other cities. https://autoweekusa.kinja.com/meet-conner-omalley-vines-car-troll-1331994860

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 20

Now Nokia and Mercedes Are Trying to Build a Self-Driving Car

Self-driving cars stand to be the next piece of technology that shakes the foundations of modern life. It’s not hard to see why—it’s basically science fiction come to life. Since it seems like everybody wants to be involved, news that Mercedes and Nokia were teaming up didn’t come as a huge surprise. The German automaker…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 10

This Mercedes is the newest top “family” car for the disgustingly rich

This new Mercedes BRABUS 850 iBusiness is the new four-wheel toy for the super rich with family or chauffeur. It has an engine more powerful than this dump truck, with (real) gold tubes that nobody but a mechanic would see. Inside it looks like a Gulfstream jet, so its owner never feels out of his…

Sploid Jesus Diaz Sep 6

How Casey Neistat Shot an Amazing Car Commercial With Zero Planning

Filmmaker Casey Neistat and Mercedez-Benz don’t pair easily in people’s minds. One’s a YouTube renegade, the other is the manufacturer of cars you can’t afford. And yet! They teamed up and made an ad. The result is as surprising and weird as you’d expect it to be. Yes, this is definitely a car commercial, but…

Tech News Mario Aguilar Sep 5

Mercedes Vehicles Have Night Vision That Can Recognize Animals Now

Mercedes’ vehicles have had night vision capabilities, and automatic object recognition, for years now. And while they can accurately recognize street signs, and other lifeless hazards, its only now that the company’s fleet—starting with the 2014 Mercedes S-Class—will be able to recognize living, breathing obstacles like cows, moose, and deer. https://gizmodo.com/mercedes-new-cars-will-autonomously-recognize-street-si-5978397 The feature actually took…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Aug 30

Against Your Better Judgment, Mercedes Is Integrating Google Glass

People have said that Google Glass would be distracting since day one, not just for people looking at the Glassholes but also for the Glassholes themselves who have that tiny screen always blinking in front of their faces. We certainly don’t want to put them behind the wheel. Right?! Mercedes Benz begs to differ. https://gizmodo.com/google-glass-and-the-golden-age-of-creepshots-5990787…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Aug 16

The Adorable Mini-Sports Car Has Gotten a Remarkable Upgrade

As you may or may not remember, a few years ago we posted photos of these incredible, half-scale sports cars that—despite being called “children’s cars”—are more badass than any car any adult could ever hope to own. And although the junior cars’ visionary, Nathan Redfearn, was getting ready to shut down production, the beautiful, tiny,…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg Jun 24

The World’s Fastest Electric Boat Skims Over the Sea at 86 Knots

What happens when you transfuse the 2,200 HP electric drive train from the world’s fastest and most powerful production electric car, the Mercedes SLS AMG Coupé Electric Drive, into a 38-foot racing hull? You get the world’s fastest and most powerful production electric speed boat. Duh. Dubbed the Cigarette AMG Electric Drive, this luxury racer…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Feb 19

Mercedes’ New Cars Will Autonomously Recognize Street Signs

If the screams from pedestrians and the angry looks from oncoming drivers don’t provide enough clues that you’ve accidentally turned onto a one-way street, maybe it’s time you bought a Mercedes. Wait, what? The company’s upcoming vehicles will include an updated safety system that’s able to autonomously recognize no-entry signs and warn the driver of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Jan 23

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Mercedes Beats Tesla to Hands-Free Driving

7 Creepy Flicks to Watch on Shudder

Kate Mulgrew Wanted to Return to Star Trek to Bring in the Next Generation of Fans

Mercedes-Benz Owner Daimler AG May Have Rigged Emissions Tests

Watch Thieves Hack Keyless Entry to Steal a Mercedes in Less Than a Minute

Did Uber Just Order 100,000 Mercedes?

At Mercedes, Humans Take Robots’ Jobs

Your Car Can Be Hacked. So What Are Auto-Makers Doing About It?

The New Mercedes Self-Driving Car Concept Is Packed Full of Future

The car that I would like to drive through Neo Tokyo one day

How Mercedes Benz Uses Cameras to Stabilize the Road While You Drive

Hilariously crazy guy trolls rich guys in expensive sports cars

Now Nokia and Mercedes Are Trying to Build a Self-Driving Car

This Mercedes is the newest top “family” car for the disgustingly rich

How Casey Neistat Shot an Amazing Car Commercial With Zero Planning

Mercedes Vehicles Have Night Vision That Can Recognize Animals Now

Against Your Better Judgment, Mercedes Is Integrating Google Glass

The Adorable Mini-Sports Car Has Gotten a Remarkable Upgrade

The World’s Fastest Electric Boat Skims Over the Sea at 86 Knots

Mercedes’ New Cars Will Autonomously Recognize Street Signs

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