Mercedes-Benz accelerates future robotaxi ecosystem

30 Jan Mercedes-Benz accelerates future robotaxi ecosystem

(Oilandgaspress) -] Mercedes‑Benz is pioneering a new era of automated driving by accelerating the development of a robotaxi ecosystem. Building on its legacy of innovation, the car manufacturer has chosen the new S‑Class as the ideal vehicle, which is combining luxury, safety and cutting-edge technology. The top model enables what is known as ‘fail-safe operation’. It integrates redundancies for steering, braking, compute and power supply and, with MB.OS, it is in the perfect launchpad for a driverless shuttle service in America, Asia, Europe and Middle East.

Creating an open ecosystem requires the best minds in the industry. That is why Mercedes‑Benz pushes SAE-Level 4 development in various projects around the world with leading partners, leveraging the potential of its proprietary operating system MB.OS.

Mercedes‑Benz and NVIDIA are collaborating to create a robotaxi ecosystem together with Uber based on the new S‑Class. NVIDIA will implement their NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full‑stack NVIDIA DRIVE AV L4 software. It will further be enhanced by NVIDIA Alpamayo open AI models, simulation tools and datasets to bring reasoning‑based, safety‑first autonomy to the platform. Mercedes‑Benz and NVIDIA have a strong collaboration in the field of automated driving development, with NVIDIA’s expertise in AI-based software development being used for Mercedes’ new generation of ADAS-systems.

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