Mercedes has shown its advances in its parking-focused autonomous driving system.
Autonomous driving systems have become one of the hallmarks of manufacturers to prove their worth in the industry. For some time now, the main manufacturers in the market have been developing their own programs of this kind with the aim of standardizing programs capable of making the role of the driver disappear. It is true that there are a whole series of limitations at the legal level, but some of the companies have managed to create very competitive and useful products.
The best example of this is shown by Tesla and its controversial Autopilot. It is true that this technology has faced accidents and loss of confidence on the part of many users, but the truth is that we are facing an innovation that does not stop increasing its database thanks to the information collected from its users. Mercedes-Benz has opted for a somewhat different strategy, but the truth is that the result is being at least as effective. the company of the star has just shown important advances related to the parking function.
Let’s see, therefore, what are the most interesting features of the car firm’s driving assistant, why it is one of the most advanced products of its kind and, of course, to what extent we are facing a brand that can have the privilege of being the first manufacturer to produce cars in step 3 within the levels of autonomous driving.
Autonomous driving already knows, in addition to driving, parking in car parks
Mercedes-Benz has wanted promote its curious technology based on autonomous driving through some images announced through social networks. It is a bet that stands out, mainly, for being able to control the car through an application installed in our smartphone. It is true that we have already been able to verify this in Tesla’s range of electric cars, but it is worth seeing how there are other companies in the sector that are also capable of creating all kinds of products of this kind.
Known as Drive Pilot, the Mercedes-Benz driving assistant stands out for its offer a whole series of differential tools to its drivers. In addition to facilitating parking and exits from underground car parks, we are faced with a system that is capable of carrying out fully automatic driving out of town in traffic jams that occur daily. Except for legal barriers, in this type of situation you could be reading a newspaper or attending to our terminal thanks to the solvency of its technology.
It should be noted that the Drive Pilot applied to driving only it is operational up to a speed of 60 km/h, but it is expected that in the future it may be available at any legal speed present on the roads. Now, why today do we want to emphasize the Intelligent Park Pilot function? The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) has just allowed Mercedes-Benz cars to use the autonomous system on the sixth floor of the Stuttgart car park. This is a very interesting measure, since it brings closer a future full of technology based on sensors and control units without driver requirements.
Thanks to this technology, drivers will be able to get out of the car at the exit gate and allow vehicles to search for a parking space on their own. It is, without a doubt, an innovative measure that may be a reflection of what is to come to the industry in just a few years. Who was going to say that the role of the driver could be relevant in just a few years? In many cases, it will be possible to take advantage of the displacement on certain routes to carry out other types of activities.