Blind trust, culture clashes and robot empathy: Mercedes-Benz on autonomous cars
At CES 2019, Mercedes-Benz revealed the Urbanetic autonomous shuttle, a futuristic proof-of-concept to illustrate the kind of work that is being done behind closed doors, and the direction in which its Vans unit is headed. The vehicle also put a face to the various industry buzzwords being bandied around what has become the most important tech show on the automotive calendar.