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IT Home reported on October 21 that Mercedes-Benz announced today that its MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO urban driving assistance system is scheduled to become available to order in Germany in the first half of 2027. It will first be made available to select eligible customers in Stuttgart and Munich by the end of 2026.
Developed jointly by Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia, the system supports assisted driving from start to destination and can help vehicles handle a range of traffic situations on urban roads.
According to Mercedes-Benz, MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO combines navigation and driving assistance functions. It can help a vehicle change lanes, pass through intersections, recognize traffic lights, and stop and start, even on busy city streets. The system gathers information about its surroundings through onboard sensors and uses a computing platform and driving assistance software to plan the vehicle’s route.
The system is an SAE Level 2 driving assistance system. It can help control the vehicle while driving, but this does not mean the vehicle can drive fully autonomously. The driver must continue to monitor road conditions and be ready to take control at any time.
On the technical side, Mercedes-Benz and Nvidia are collaborating on the driving assistance system, with Nvidia providing artificial intelligence technology, DRIVE AV software, and the DRIVE AGX computing platform.
IT Home previously reported that the two companies also announced an expanded partnership to jointly develop next-generation driving assistance and autonomous driving systems. The technologies will combine Mercedes-Benz’s MB.OS operating system with Nvidia technologies including Hyperion, Alpamayo Stack, and Halos.
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