Mercedes MB.OS Is the Screen-Heavy Portion of an Ambitious Technology Plan

• Mercedes-Benz has announced it's got a new operating system, MB.OS, that will start appearing on new vehicles underpinned by the company's new MMA platform.

• Owners will see safety features such as road-scanning lidar thanks to the new operating system, and games like Angry Birds and social media such as TikTok will be available on the cabin-dominating screens.

• A long-term partnership with Google is said to add the latest data and navigation features such as Place Details.

The old tech mantra of "move fast and break things" has been as present as a meme while we've lived through an era of rapid innovation in almost every aspect of our lives. There's one place it doesn't quite work: when it comes to safety and trust. In the automotive space, sometimes slow and steady is the right move, and as one of the oldest car companies, Mercedes-Benz has had plenty of time to evolve and develop.

Today in Sunnyvale, California, Mercedes-Benz gave us a glimpse of its future, plotting its course through the next round of innovation. This naturally includes features for electric vehicles and automated driving, but also entertainment, productivity, and well-being. And it includes some wildly lit screens.

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Up first is the introduction of MB.OS, Mercedes's new operating system that promises advancement in infotainment, safety, and the next generation of automated driving. It will debut in a few years on the first vehicle to use the new electric Mercedes Modular Architecture (MMA) platform. NVIDIA will supply the software, data, and AI expertise, as well as chips that can process 254 trillion operations per second for automated driving.