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Mercedes-Benz And Tesla Are Planning To Offer In-Car Games

Giancarlo Perlas August 17, 2019

Mercedes-Benz and Tesla are leading the auto industry in the autonomous driving tech developments. Tesla, in particular, has advanced in this field with most of its cars already packed with semi-autonomous driving features. Mercedes is not too far behind with the new A-Class and E-Class. But now, automakers are thinking of more ways to entertain drivers and passengers while the car does the driving for them. What could keep them from getting bored and getting drowsy while they don’t have to maneuver through traffic? Gaming could be one solution to keeping drivers and passengers of autonomous cars on their feet. Mercedes-Benz and Tesla are working on their in-car games initiatives…. Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Features Campaign Ad To Highlight Support For Gender Diversity

Giancarlo Perlas August 17, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Canada just released an ad campaign to promote gender diversity. The videos, which were posted on video-sharing platform YouTube, features a mustachioed drag queen dressed in an evening gown. A message posted on Twitter by @MercedesBenzCDN read: “Join us in celebrating the values that unite us all. Today and every day. #DrivenByDiversity.” The accompanying video featured six people mentioning the values represented by the LGBTQ pride flag: life, healing, sunlight, nature, harmony, and spirit. It ends with the slogan: “Driven by diversity every day.” The ad is part of a larger video campaign titled “The many colors of Pride.” Longer ads—one for each value represented by the Pride flag—were posted… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Tops Audi, BMW In July Sales

Giancarlo Perlas August 17, 2019

Mercedes-Benz of Daimler Group outsells BMW and Audi in July and the first seven months of this year based on sales records. Mercedes was able to pull this off based on its 13-percent increase in sales last month. In July alone, Mercedes delivered 59,435 units to China. That figure brought the company’s sales in the Asian economic giant to 404,092 from January to July this year. On the other hand, BMW said its July deliveries went up by 16 percent to 51,377. It didn’t, however, disclose the brand’s sales in China for the first seven months. What it said was that the BMW Group and Mini combined for 404,023 units… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz To Introduce The EQV Sedan Next Month

Giancarlo Perlas August 17, 2019

Mercedes-Benz has big plans for next month’s International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. According to a statement, the German company will unveil the new member of its EQ (electric vehicle) segment—the EQV sedan. The all-electric, high-capacity EQV sedan will only be a small part of Mercedes’ bigger plans for the show next month. The company said that its booth and presentation during the show will be “dominated by sustainable solutions for the future of mobility.” Ola Källenius, the new chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will reportedly give an “outlook on the future of Mercedes-Benz.” For the first time, the show will… Continue Reading »

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Truck-ID, Truck Wallet Will Soon Allow Mercedes Trucks To Make Financial Transactions

Giancarlo Perlas August 14, 2019

Daimler is on a roll to make their vehicles autonomous. Meaning, technologies currently being developed by Mercedes-Benz’s parent company will soon allow its trucks to make financial transactions such as refueling, recharging (for electric trucks), and paying toll fees. The Truck-ID will allow trucks to identify themselves and other trucks in the system. The ID is integrated into the truck and acts as a unique signature that will identify them when they make transactions. The Truck Wallet will work as a platform technology that the Truck-ID can access for various applications and processes. Both of these technologies are currently in the prototype phase. Dr. Helge Königs, head of the Truck… Continue Reading »

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Mercedes-Benz Is Trying In-Car Deliveries With Chark

Giancarlo Perlas August 14, 2019

Chark is the new Mercedes-Benz program that will allow for the delivery of packages in vehicles. Instead of providing the online shops and courier services with your residential or office address, you will give the address of the Chark hub and the user’s Chark ID number. The delivery will then be made to your car. Mercedes-Benz isn’t the first automaker to give this program a try. Volvo started a similar program back in 2015. Skoda also had its pilot program recently. And of course, Amazon already gave it a go with Amazon Key, the company’s in-car parcel drop-off service that works with Honda, GM, and Ford vehicles. Chark is the… Continue Reading »

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Can We Finally See The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series?

Giancarlo Perlas August 13, 2019

The Mercedes-AMG GT R is currently in showrooms, so making a more powerful Black Series might not be a priority for the German company. And yet, Mercedes can slot the Black Series either between the GT S and the GT R or introduce it as a top-range model. Although Mercedes continues to be quiet about the possible Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series plans, we’ve seen the latest prototypes courtesy of TopSpeed’s new spy shots and to say it’s exciting is an understatement. Exterior The test cars are almost identical to the AMG GT R, although the car—its front fascia and its rear end—is more aggressive-looking than any other vehicles in the… Continue Reading »

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