By Nick Carey
LONDON: Daimler AG’s on Thursday unveiled a brand new “Hyperscreen” show that can cowl nearly the complete dashboard of its luxurious Mercedes-Benz fashions, in a bid to outdo Tesla Inc’s massive touchscreen infotainment system that has been an indicator of the electrical carmaker’s success.
In a video presentation, Daimler Chief Govt Ola Kallenius stated the brand new display – which at 56 inches (142.24 cm) in width dwarfs Tesla’s vaunted 17-inch display – will make its debut within the EQS, Mercedes’ new totally electrical sedan that shall be unveiled later this 12 months and can have a driving vary of 700 kilometers (435 miles).
In addition to together with car features such because the speedometer, and music and navigation options, the display will enable passengers to entry some car features and, in some markets, to look at tv with out disturbing the driving force.
Tesla has dominated world electrical car gross sales and conventional carmakers like Daimler have been pushing to develop autos to compete for market share.
The strain to outdo Tesla has been heightened by tighter emissions requirements within the European Union and China, and the choice by a rising variety of international locations to start out banning gross sales of latest petrol or diesel vehicles as early as 2030.
