Recent incident. A friend was driving one of my Mercedes E-300s. At dinner she was telling me about her day and mentioned while driving, the proximity warnings went off and she saw the large truck in front of her came to an abrupt stop so she slammed on the brakes and barely avoided running into the truck.
I asked her if she noticed if the automatic braking activated before she could apply the brakes but she didn’t notice as she was too panicked. Based on how she described the event, I am certain she avoided a collision because of the automatic braking. The proximity warnings only go off when within a very short stopping distance of an object.
I told her the little bit extra I pay for having a car like that just paid for itself by avoiding an accident. I didn’t mention it wasn’t the first time the technology in the car helped her avoid an accident.
True. However, I’ve noticed the features are slightly more refined on Mercedes. My wife drives a Lexus that has nearly all the features of my GLC. Stuff like Auto Pilot, headlamp auto zone dimming etc. work way better on the Merc.
This is one of the reasons why i find it hard to buy other brands.