The G580 with EQ Technology may have a fancy name, but it stays true to its original formula.
The Samsung Wallet now supports digital key compatibility with Mercedes-Benz models starting July 2025, the company said. Samsung phones can already be used to unlock and start a variety of automotive brands, including Audi, BMW, Hyundai, Kia, Genesis, Ram, and Polestar vehicles. Samsung has also been working with smart lock manufacturers to enable its phones to be used to lock and unlock homes and residencies.
Mercedes-Benz is building 460 limited edition G550 SUVs with retro styling that makes it look like an old-school G-Wagen. MotorTrend reports what’s up with the hilariously long name.
The automaker announced its upgraded MBUX Virtual Assistant at CES last year, which can carry conversations with passengers. However, it did not share the LLM partner behind the technology at the time, which we now know is Google Cloud with this new tailor-made vehicular AI Agent running on Vertex AI.
Correction: MBUX Virtual Assistant was announced at CES 2024, not 2025.
The automaker has received the green light to push new Drive Pilot software that enables its cars to operate as fast as 95km/h (just shy of 60mph) on the Autobahn.
Level 3 autonomous systems still require a driver behind the wheel, but they can go hands-free and even distract themselves by doing something else, like watching a movie.
After opening its first charging hub in Atlanta, which features 400kW chargers by ChargePoint, the automaker will now install Alphitronic HYC400 models at new locations later this year. It has two plugs, supports CCS and Tesla’s NACS, and features dynamic load sharing, i.e. one car can charge at 150kW while the other at 250kW. It’s part of Mercedez-Benz’s $1 billion investment to build 400 EV charging hubs.
Mercedes’ box-shaped luxury off-roader finally gets an electrified makeover.
Drive Pilot is a Level 3 autonomous system, meaning you can take your hands off the wheel and — more notably — your eyes off the road during certain conditions. But are we ready to give up this much control?
If that’s what you’re looking for in your future EV then the Mercedes-Benz CLA Class is for you... you know, if it wasn’t just a concept. It’s got LED light bars, a massive glass roof, “vegan silk-like fabric,” air vents integrate into the edge-to-edge dashboard display, and lots of ornamental stars.
MB says it’s got a 750km (466 miles) range because you can say anything about a fake car.
It was such a short leap from “interior camera to monitor driver attention” to “interior camera to make TikToks while the car drives itself.”
