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Special exhibition at the Mercedes-Benz Museum - Safety Vehicle History
Between 23 June and 16 August 2009, Mercedes-Benz will be presenting a special exhibition with automotive safety as its theme. The Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESF) 2009, which we’ve covered in great detail last week, gives a fascinating insight into future systems, whilst ESF vehicles of yesteryear document the history of safety technologies from Mercedes-Benz.
Continue reading...OMV opens Baden-Wuerttemberg’s first public hydrogen filling station
19. June 2009
On the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport, OMV in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG has opened Baden-Württemberg’s first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on June 17, 2009. This successful cooperation between the participating companies is subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg. The project is centered on the use of [...]
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz and AMG get “Best Performance Engine” award
17. June 2009
In the coveted “International Engine of the Year Awards 2009″, engines from Mercedes-Benz and AMG were voted the best in three categories. The AMG 6.3-litre V8 engine carried off two awards: in the “Best Performance Engine” and “Above 4 litres” categories, this high-revving, naturally aspirated engine developing up to 386 kW/525 hp took first place [...]
Continue reading...2009 MB TecDay: All the safety innovations at a glance
11. June 2009
Today, tomorrow and the day after: all the safety innovations at a glance: Cornering lights: this function of the bi-xenon headlamps and the Intelligent Light System provides more safety on junctions and when driving slowly on tight bends. ADAPTIVE BRAKE: this Mercedes brake system offers assistance functions, such as a HOLD function and Hill Start Assist, for [...]
Continue reading...2009 MB TecDay: ESF vehicle and its innovations
11. June 2009
The ESF 2009 is the first Experimental Safety Vehicle to be built by Mercedes-Benz since 1974. Like its historic predecessors, it illustrates trail-blazing innovations in the field of safety and makes the progress achieved clearly visible. These amazing but by no means crazy ideas include inflatable me-tallic sections which give more stability to structural components [...]
Continue reading...2009 MB TecDay: Cars report what their sensors have detected
11. June 2009
Cars sometimes know more about their surroundings than their drivers. With the help of intelligent communication systems, vehicles themselves are able to contribute to improved road safety and mobility. A patch of black ice on the next bend? A bank of fog three kilometres down the road? A new traffic tailback where roadworks are being carried [...]
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22. June 2009
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