Mercedes uses its new car to launch yet another voice assistant
Mercedes-Benz may have been one of the numerous automakers that showed up to CES to talk about voice assistants. A swath of companies came to say they’ve partnered with Amazon Alexa or added Google Assistant to their infotainment systems. But the German automaker came to Las Vegas this year to say it built its own voice assistant, along with a new user experience for drivers.
Overdoing it? Probably. But the new Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX, which is less of a mouthful) is a significant leap forward for the company’s interiors and a glimpse into the very near future for what drivers will interact with when they want to adjust the air conditioning or send text messages or find the quickest way to get out of Nevada.
It will launch...