Mercedes-Benz celebrates 140 years of innovation with a new S-Class featuring NVIDIA’s autonomous driving platform for level 4 autonomy. The partnership with Uber aims to offer these vehicles for robotaxi services. The collaboration showcases the merging of traditional automakers and AI technology for safer, smarter vehicles.

The new S-Class utilizes NVIDIA DRIVE AV for a full-stack automated driving system capable of handling complex driving scenarios. Trained on NVIDIA DGX systems, the software is validated through high-fidelity simulation for reliable operation in production vehicles. The system analyzes environments and selects the safest outcome in real-time.

The S-Class will be built on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion, a reference architecture with diverse sensors and redundant hardware for level 4 autonomy. Developed with NVIDIA Halos safety system, the platform ensures resilience against hardware faults and software errors for large-scale deployment in real-world environments.

NVIDIA’s AI ecosystem and DRIVE AV enable developers to advance autonomous driving research and build production-ready systems. The partnership with Mercedes-Benz delivers an L4-ready version of the S-Class, integrating advanced AI capabilities and safety-focused autonomy for a smoother driving experience and enhanced safety features.

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