myinternetsucks

It's hardly the first example of the technology -- we saw a very similar system from Delphi in action at CES last year -- but Mercedes-Benz's new SPLITVIEW COMMAND system appears to be one of the first instances of it being used in a production vehicle, and that certainly counts for something. From the looks of it, the system is very similar to the Delphi one, with the 8-inch display able to let the driver keep an eye on the GPS while the passenger simultaneously watches a DVD or something equally distracting on the very same screen. That's done with the use of a special filter that masks the display and only lets the proper pixels slip into view depending on where you are seated. No word on what sort of premium the system will demand, if any, but it'll apparently be available on all S-Class models starting in the summer of 2009

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/10/m...ommand-system/

maverickvii

Saw this too, pretty cool stuff. Makes me want an S

Savage c-300

wow. im going to pee in my pants now.

Saks_C350_Sport

AGAIN ?????? LOL

pmb600

Just keep in mind, that the US DOT might not approve this and this might become a Euro only feature. ******* regulators...

jstaneff

Depends

AMGTestDriverNJ

Wouldn't it be cool if technology like this convinced the DOT or whoever decides on stupid **** like having orange side markers, higher suspension settings (than euro) and no TV tuning to decide that it would be okay to integrate TV/DVD enabled commands into US spec vehicles because the driver wouldn't be able to see what the passenger was looking at? That would be great! Would kill companies like Nav-TV and MidCity though for VIM