Frankfurt Germany - CCM News Sitting in the back seat with no driver! On the eve of the Frankfurt International Auto Show, the head of Mercedes-Benz, Dieter Zetsche presents the visions of the automobile of the future. Utilizing near-production-standard sensor systems, The S 500 Intelligent drive is capable of driving autonomously. The key ideas here at the Mercedes-Benz & smart Media Night are; emission free and accident free driving. Mercedes-Benz will continue to focus on electrification. The B-Class Electric Drive presents driving fun for five, and is locally emission free. It will be added to the product line of electric powered vehicles next year. This four-seater is the forerunner of a new smart generation. The study smart fourjoy has all the typical smart attributes and embodies pure carefree enjoyment of urban life. New hybrid models round off the range of electric drive systems. The new Mercedes S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID achieves an average consumption of three liters and sets new benchmarks in regards to efficiency, drive comfort and sustainability. Meanwhile the research vehicle S 500 INTELLIGENT DRIVE marks a milestone on the way to accident-free driving. Besides introducing groundbreaking technologies, Mercedes-Benz also engages in alternative mobility concepts like the car sharing service car2go; now available in 23 cities world-wide.
