Auto veteran Mercedes-Benz has announced that it’s now getting ready to launch its MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO driving system, which was developed in collaboration with NVIDIA . Mercedes-Benz says that it’s now the first automaker to offer this technology in Germany, alongside China and the USA. Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management at Mercedes-Benz comments:

MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO offers our customers a new level of safety, intelligence, and confidence behind the wheel. Its launch in Germany underscores our ambition to play a leading role in automated and assisted driving.

As such, the system supports point-to-point driving across entire navigation routes, handling complex urban environments and highway transitions. Activated via a simple steering wheel button while navigation is active, the technology builds on existing highway assistance to manage lane changes, merging, and speed control.…