Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot Now Works Up to 95 km/h

Now Mercedes-Benz is about to do the same with an updated version of its Drive Pilot system. That makes the second-generation self-driving technology of Audi available at a public, production-ready car the fastest Level 3 autonomous driving system on highways in any production passenger vehicle.

Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz AG; Responsible for Daimler Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars COO: “The new generation of Drive Pilot set-up in the /// MBUX Hyperscreen reassures our ambitions in autonomous driving.” Daimler-Benz Drivers can soon engage in conditionally automated driving at speeds of up to 95 km/h on German highways—although only in…

This open-to-speed limit is where Drive Pilot’s wide range of applications really starts to make sense. This will free drivers to perform secondary tasks that demand more of their attention, such as working or entertainment on the road.

“Testing is expected to kick off in the first months of 2025 after Mercedes secures re-certification for the Drive Pilot system from Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority.”

• The Test: Changing the “provided” to “once,” which indicates it is a pre-condition necessary before testing.
• The term re-certified and has been replaced with gains re-certification to make it enhance the tone.
• Testing should start? configuring anticipated to provide weight (it seems/weighting) plus the expectation, followed by a simple statement.
• Instead of just “early 2025,” you now know the first months of 2025 are the target.
• Former Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot owners can get this update for free as well, either over the air or at the dealer.

The Drive Pilot, for example, uses a redundant system architecture such that key functions such as steering and braking have dual backups in the event of a primary system failure. A suite of cameras, radars, ultrasonic sensors, and LiDAR scans the car’s environment; it is always watching. A high-precision positioning system provides centimeter-level location resolution for the vehicle. More: Audi A6 Avant e-tron

Mercedes-Benz isn’t done yet, even though this is a big improvement. The company says it is “challenging for ever faster speeds and longer handover times planning in the future.” They hope to even get that raised to the current legal top 130-km/h ceiling for conditional automated driving in Germany by decade’s end.

Specifically for the Mercedes, a dedicated light has been made in turquoise to indicate when the auto-driving function is working. While Mercedes-Benz is limited by where these lights can currently work; they’re only legal in Nevada and California, and the automaker is looking to make its system architecture adaptable as standards change.

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