E/W214: Anyone know which processor about the Drive Pilot
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Anyone know which processor about the Drive Pilot
hi everyone, I have ordered the 2024 E-Class(W214) last few days and my last car was also E-class(W213).
I like all the new features, exterior, interior and the L2+/L3 Drive Pilot. It exudes a youthful vigor, combining technology, elegance, and swift responsiveness.
I am curious about which processor about the Drive Pilot. Someone said it is the NVIDIA Processor while someone else said not.
Does anybody known the hardware solution about the Drive Polit? How is the performace of the processor compare to the NVIDIA ORIN?
I like all the new features, exterior, interior and the L2+/L3 Drive Pilot. It exudes a youthful vigor, combining technology, elegance, and swift responsiveness.
I am curious about which processor about the Drive Pilot. Someone said it is the NVIDIA Processor while someone else said not.
Does anybody known the hardware solution about the Drive Polit? How is the performace of the processor compare to the NVIDIA ORIN?
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A blog post from Nvidia from September 2023 talks about Orin in Mercedes vehicles.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/merced...generative-ai/
I can't find anything spefically about the E-class however.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/merced...generative-ai/
I can't find anything spefically about the E-class however.
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A blog post from Nvidia from September 2023 talks about Orin in Mercedes vehicles.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/merced...generative-ai/
I can't find anything spefically about the E-class however.
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/merced...generative-ai/
I can't find anything spefically about the E-class however.
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However, you wrote about Drive Pilot. I don't think that's available in the E class, only S and EQS. Drive Pilot is the full autonomy in traffic jams that's available in California.
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The naming is confusing. I think the video you posted is the normal driving assistance where you're supposed to touch the steering wheel at least once in a while, but the car steers for itself. It can also change lanes. That's available in Europe and the US as well.
Drive Pilot has special blue buttons on the steering wheel to engage it. You don't need to hold the wheel at all. It works up to 40 mph (65km/h).
Drive Pilot has special blue buttons on the steering wheel to engage it. You don't need to hold the wheel at all. It works up to 40 mph (65km/h).
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The naming is confusing. I think the video you posted is the normal driving assistance where you're supposed to touch the steering wheel at least once in a while, but the car steers for itself. It can also change lanes. That's available in Europe and the US as well.
Drive Pilot has special blue buttons on the steering wheel to engage it. You don't need to hold the wheel at all. It works up to 40 mph (65km/h).
https://youtube.com/shorts/rKXf5bCI9...pZqNb-1gprz4lR
Drive Pilot has special blue buttons on the steering wheel to engage it. You don't need to hold the wheel at all. It works up to 40 mph (65km/h).
https://youtube.com/shorts/rKXf5bCI9...pZqNb-1gprz4lR
Maybe I did not get the difference between driving assitance and Drive Pilot. Anyway, I think the driving assistance is good enough to use.
So do you have any ideas about the chip solutions of current driving assistance? Is Qualcomm 8295 chip alse responsible for the driving assistance computing? How's the performance compare to the Nvidia Orin?
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I don't know about the chip, but I test drove the new E-class. The driving assistance is much better than in my 2022 GLE. I think it makes sense to compare the full product (i.e. how the driving assistance works), not the chip alone. Different manufacturers might use the same chip and get different results.
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I don't know about the chip, but I test drove the new E-class. The driving assistance is much better than in my 2022 GLE. I think it makes sense to compare the full product (i.e. how the driving assistance works), not the chip alone. Different manufacturers might use the same chip and get different results.
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Ah yes, I hadn't thought of that. I'm in Europe and Drive Pilot isn't even available here in any model, though. I have no idea if the law will change in the near future to allow it. There must be some problems if it's not even available in Germany, where I would think Mercedes has the best contacts with officials.
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I was showing my wife the feature and did a couple of lane changes with just the blinker and just as the lane change started a car pulled out in front of me in the lane it was changing to. I hit the blinker to go back and at the same time the car moved back into my original lane and slowed down almost to a full stop. It was a little strange actually. It wasn't necessary to slow down as much as it did and I took back control before it came to a full stop. I was impressed at how quickly it reacted.
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Ah yes, I hadn't thought of that. I'm in Europe and Drive Pilot isn't even available here in any model, though. I have no idea if the law will change in the near future to allow it. There must be some problems if it's not even available in Germany, where I would think Mercedes has the best contacts with officials.
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I've been using it the past two days on a 2024 E350 and it works very well. It's not L3 but I am also wondering if that will be an OTA update for 2024 E-Class.
I was showing my wife the feature and did a couple of lane changes with just the blinker and just as the lane change started a car pulled out in front of me in the lane it was changing to. I hit the blinker to go back and at the same time the car moved back into my original lane and slowed down almost to a full stop. It was a little strange actually. It wasn't necessary to slow down as much as it did and I took back control before it came to a full stop. I was impressed at how quickly it reacted.
I was showing my wife the feature and did a couple of lane changes with just the blinker and just as the lane change started a car pulled out in front of me in the lane it was changing to. I hit the blinker to go back and at the same time the car moved back into my original lane and slowed down almost to a full stop. It was a little strange actually. It wasn't necessary to slow down as much as it did and I took back control before it came to a full stop. I was impressed at how quickly it reacted.
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The normal driving assist that can change lanes is L2 - temporaty hands off, but you're supposed to keep your eyes on the road.
I don't see the E-class supoorting L3, as it doesn't have the right steering wheel. The S and EQS class with Drive Pilot have these special buttons on both sides that turn blue when the option is available, like in the video I linked.
