Upcoming Mercedes-Benz Concept Incorporates AI To Become Almost Uncrashable

Mercedes-Benz has a new version of the safety-focused ESF concept to debut later in the year, and the company is making the lofty claim that the cutting-edge tech could make it an uncrashable car. In an interview with Australia's Motoring, Mercedes' R&D boss Ola Kalennius spilled some of the details about the upcoming machine.

"Things like autonomous driving and sophisticated driver assistance are all enablers to reduce traffic accidents. Because virtually all traffic accidents are human error," Kalennius told Motoring. He suggests that some of the tech in the new ESF is nearly production ready and could arrive in future vehicles.

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TheSteve - 1/28/2019 12:20:42 PM

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The *idea* might be "almost uncrashable", but the implementation may well fall short of that goal. Remember the highschool "genius" who came up with nail polish that detects date-rape drugs? It was all over social media. Turns out it was just an *idea*, without any basis in science that could execute that idea and bring it reality and to market. That's an entirely different matter.

On the topic of "almost uncrashable," I'd bet that many list members have driven for decades and never had a crash. Does that make these human drivers are "almost uncrashable" too? Or "uncrashable", because they haven't had a crash (yet)?

Call me jaded, but I'm not holding my breath for the perfect and fool-proof car.

PUGPROUD - 1/28/2019 2:20:21 PM

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"Almost uncrashable" is the best it will ever be until every single car on the roads is interconnected...a long long time from now for sure.

skytop - 1/28/2019 8:50:11 PM

+1 Boost

When Mercedes-Benz Concept AI meets up with the LAME BRAINs who are texting, nothing with provide a serious collision.

skytop - 1/28/2019 8:50:43 PM

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When Mercedes-Benz Concept AI meets up with the LAME BRAINs who are texting, nothing with prevent a serious collision.