Mercedes-Benz and Google partner to develop next-generation vehicle experience

A long-term strategic partnership has been formed between Mercedes-Benz and Google to accelerate automotive innovation and create the “next-generation digital luxury car experience”.

Through the partnership, Mercedes-Benz is set to become the first automotive OEM to build its own branded navigation experience based on new in-car data and navigation capabilities from Google Maps Platform.

This will give Mercedes-Benz access to Google’s geospatial offering which includes detailed information about places, real-time and predictive traffic information, automatic rerouting and more.

The German OEM plans to embed these features into its upcoming Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS), enabling customers to benefit from an intuitive navigation system with excellent graphics on a high-resolution screen.

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