Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz wants to bring autonomous transportation to the masses. Last year, the company’s semi-autonomous bus, called the Future Bus, drove a little more than 12 miles from Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to Haarlem, a city just outside Amsterdam. The bus’s journey was especially impressive because the route included traffic lights, tunnels, and required the bus […]
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Mercedes’ parent company is building a truck that will rival Tesla — and an exec says Elon Musk isn’t a threat
Daimler Just a month after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company was pursuing an electric truck in his “Master Plan, Part Deux,” Daimler revealed a stylish one of its own. During a German trade show for electric vehicles last September, a Daimler trucking unit showed off its eCanter: a light-duty, electric truck that has since undergone over […]
Unrestored Mercedes 300SL pair – gullwing coupe and convertible – will be sold at Pebble Beach
Though these Mercedes 300SLs have many more miles than the hardly-driven 911 RSR we featured not too long ago, they still share something in common with that Porsche: They’ve never been restored. They’ve also been in just one family the whole time. Now the son of the original owner will auction the pair at Gooding […]
Mercedes’ crucial Monaco mistake
Video Image Vettel sets lap record1:09 F1: Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel have sent a clear message at the Monaco Grand Prix. May 26th 2017 an hour ago /video/video.news.com.au/Sport/Motor Sport/F1/ Not everything went to plan for Hamilton. Jonathan Green, Sky Sportsnews.com.au Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a […]
Dr. Z shows off the next Mercedes A-Class in camouflage
We’ve already had one look at the next baby Benz thanks to the Concept A sedan. But now we get another thanks to Daimler’s Chairman Dieter Zetsche, whom you may remember as Dr. Z. In a LinkedIn post from Zetsche, he talks about the importance of vehicle testing, but most important, he shares images of […]
Daimler drops bid to sell 2017 Mercedes diesels in US
WASHINGTON – German automaker Daimler AG said on Tuesday it had dropped plans to seek U.S. approval to sell 2017 Mercedes-Benz US diesel models, but had not decided whether to exit the American passenger diesel market. “We constantly review our portfolio offerings and make adjustments to meet immediate customer need,” Mercedes-Benz USA spokesman Rob Moran […]
Executive Sedans: Audi A6 vs. BMW 540i, Cadillac CTS V-Sport, Jag XF S, Mercedes E43
– Sport-utilities have been eating into the premium-mid-size-sedan market share for years, but even though these sedans are outsold by their SUV counterparts two to one, the upscale three-box isn’t dead just yet. It still accounts for nearly 190,000 annual sales in the U.S. and the players are almost too numerous to compare. Almost. READ […]
4WD Diplomacy: We Retrace U.S. Intelligence Cold War Routes in a Mercedes G-Wagen and SRT Jeep
– ‘‘Soviet soldiers were always hungry,” says Larry Kelley, a retired Marine Corps colonel who during the Cold War swapped the excitement of piloting Douglas A-4 Skyhawks for the even greater thrills of gathering military intelligence behind the Iron Curtain. Apparently, rather than issue maps, the Red Army used “route directors,” or troops who would […]
Top Gear wanted THIS hopeful to host with Chris Evans but he WROTE-OFF £85k Mercedes
But the BBC Two show could have been very different as another person originally auditioned to work with the 51-year-old and former Friends star Matt LeBlanc. Producers wanted Ant Anstead, a friend of James May, to join the motor programme when the former trio stepped down. Ant revealed he took part in a 12-week audition […]
Mercedes will show its largest and smallest cars in Shanghai
The 2017 Shanghai Auto Show will be the stage for Mercedes-Benz to reveal the newest version of its largest sedan, as well as a concept of one of its smallest cars. The large car is the next S-Class sedan, and the small one is the Concept A Sedan. Both vehicles will be revealed next week […]
