Tech Review of all-new Mercedes EQS 2022

 

Mercedes-Benz lifted final veil of its flagship EQS sedan after weeks of teasers, announcements and even pre-production drive on 15th April,Thursday.

The car is defined from the Mercedes EQS Vision. The image given below.

 

Key Features of Mercedes EQS:-

Futuristic Exterior Design

Ultra-posh Interior

New ‘Hyperscreen’ infotainment

108kWh Battery

769.266 Km of range

0- 96.56 km/hr in 4.3 seconds

Two- and four-wheel drive

Standard read-wheel drive

Advanced driver-assistance tech

 

You can think of this all-new Mercedes EQS luxury car as an electric version of the latest Mercedes S-class (Premium Luxury Car offered by Mercedes). You can also consider it to be a alternative to cars such as Audi e-tron, Tesla Model S or Porsche Taycan.

ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems)

The 2022 EQS comes packed with the driver assistance, which are supported by a variety of sensors such as ultrasound, camera, radar and lidar that are integrated into the vehicle. Adaptive cruise, the ability to adjust acceleration behaviour, lane detection and automatic lane changes as well as steering assist helps the driver follow the driving lane speed up to 209 km/hr are some of the ADAS features.

Another feature is the microsleep warning function, which becomes active once the vehicle reaches 19 km/hr. This feature works by analyzing the eyelid movements through camera on the driver’s display, which only available with MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) Hyperscreen.

There is also an active emergency stop assist feature that will brake the vehicle to a standstill in its own late if the sensors and software recognizes that driver is not responding to the traffic situation for a longer time. The brakes are not suddenly applied, instead it confirms if the driver is unresponsive, it begins with an acoustic warning and a visual warning appears in the instrument cluster.

Mercedes is also offering the option of DRIVE PILOT, which is an SAE Level-3 conditional automated driving system feature. As we talked in the five levels of automation.

 

It’s a car that learns:-

Many of the technological quirks in the EQS tie back to an underlying AI that is designed to learn the driver’s behaviour. That is achieved via a large number of sensors. It is claimed that it has 350 sensors that are used to record distances, speed and acceleration, lighting conditions, precipitation and temperature, the occupancy of seats as well as the driver’s blink of an eye or the passenger’s way of speaking.

The sensors capture the information, which is then processed via electronic control units i.e. computers and software algorithms then take over to make decisions.

The intuitive learning is mostly apparent through interactions with the MBUX infotainment system, which will protectively show the right functions for the user at the right time.

The MBUX uses natural language processing and so drivers can always use their voice to launch a radio station or control the climate.

“The car gets to know you as a person and your preferences and what you do”, said Kallenius, head of Mercedes. “It’s almost like it serves up the option that you want to do next, before you even think about it you get.”

According to Mercedes there are more than 20 other functions such as birthday reminders that are automatically offered with the help of artificial intelligence when they are relevant to the customer. These suggestion modules, which are displayed on the zero-layer interface, are called “Magic Modules.” Here is how it might work: if the driver always calls a particular friend or relative on the way home on certain evenings, the vehicle will deliver a suggestion regarding this particular call on this day of the week and at this time. A business card will appear with their contact information and — if this is stored — their photo, Mercedes said. All the suggestions from MBUX are coupled with the logged-in profile of the user. This means that if someone else drives the EQS on that same evening, with their own profile logged-in, this recommendation is not displayed.

This also applies to the vehicle’s driving functions. For example, the MBUX will remember if the driver has a steep driveway or passes over the same set of speed bumps entering their neighbourhood. If the vehicle approaches that GPS position, the MBUX will suggest raising the chassis to offer more ground clearance.

 

How it takes care of your health and wellness?

Remember the sensors that we talked earlier? There’s a way for drivers to take it a step further and link their smartwatch — Mercedes-Benz vivoactive 3, the Mercedes-Benz Venu. This venu responds to the user’s behavior and will offer up one of several programs such as “freshness,” “warmth,” “vitality” or “joy” depending on the individual. Via the Mercedes me app, the smartwatch sends vital data of the wearer to the coach, including pulse rate, stress level and sleep quality. The pulse rate recorded by the integrated Garmin wearable is shown in the central display.

For those long drives that require a break, Mercedes added a power nap feature. Once power nap is selected (and no, never when driving), the program runs through three phases: falling asleep, sleeping and waking up. The driver’s seat moves into a rest position, the side windows and panorama roof sunshade are closed and the air ionization is activated. Soothing sounds and the depiction of a starry sky on the central display support falling asleep, according to Mercedes.

 

Voice of the car

the “Hey Mercedes” voice assistant uses natural language processing and can handle an array of requests. Mercedes said the assistant can now do more, and certain actions such as accepting a phone call can be made without the activation keyword “Hey Mercedes.” The assistant can now explain vehicle functions.

The assistant can also recognize vehicle occupants by their voices. There is in fact individual microphones placed at each seating area within the vehicle. Once they have been learned, the assistant can access personal data and functions for that specific user.

 

Screens for functions and Entertainment

The 56-inch hyper-screen gets the most attention, but there are screens throughout the EQS. What is important about them is how they communicate with each other.

The hyper-screen is actually three screens that sit under a common bonded glass cover and visually merge into one display. The driver display is 12.3 inches, the central display is 17.7 inches and front passenger display is 12.3 inches. The MBUX Hyper-screen is a touchscreen and also throws in haptic feedback and force feedback.

A lot of attention was paid to the backseat because the EQS. Mercedes won’t call this a rear-seat entertainment system and instead refers to it as a multi-seat entertainment system because everything is connected.