Benz Mercedes Safety Features that Save You from Yourself
With modern technology in the auto industry, it probably won’t be long before we have a Benz Mercedes that drives itself. There are several safety features available for your Benz Mercedes and other vehicles that already help you stay safe and some even take commandeer the car for moment to ensure your safety and the safety of other drivers.
The Distronic Plus System, for instance, is available for some Mercedes vehicles and acts as a collision-prevention system. It uses radar technology to make sure there is enough distance between you and the vehicles ahead of you. If you start getting too close, the system alerts the driver. If you are approaching the car too fast, the system automatically cues up the airbags and tenses the seatbelts.
Safety features like this are ideal to help avoid collisions, but some opponents of features like this say they go too far. “Our fundamental philosophy is the understanding that the human is the smartest computer in the vehicle,” said one official with a luxury car company. “So we make sure the driver can make the decisions.” As such, these systems do not turn over total control to the car but rather alerts the driver so they can make the proper decision.
What are your thoughts about technology like this? Does it go too far or is it just part of the natural progression of safety features in automobiles?
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