Daimler and Mercedes-Benz today have published a lengthy look at current and forthcoming technologies for their vehicles, with topics covered including a look at their electric drive systems, driver assistance systems, engine development and virtual crash simulations, just to name a few. They’ve also been kind of enough to offer this information via a nicely formatted PDF file, saving you the pains of having to scroll through paragraphs and paragraphs of plain black-and-white text.
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