Mercedes-Benz Intelligent World Drive on five continents: On the road to autonomous driving: Deep Learning needs real, global road traffic
(WorldNews Germany)

Stuttgart/Las Vegas. Deep Learning in country-specific, real road traffic plays a central role on the road to autonomous driving. This is shown by Mercedes-Benz Intelligent World Drive, which ended at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas after five months. A test vehicle on the basis of the current S-C lass completed a challenging study trip on five continents in order to `learn` in automated test drives in real traffic. From zebra crossings on Chinese motorways, turning off right from the left-hand lane in Melbourne, Australia, pedestrian traffic on all kinds of roads in South Africa or a temporary driving ban in the immediate vicinity of stopping school buses in the USA - on...