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Mercedes Sets 2027 Rollout for MB.Drive Assist Pro in Europe

Mercedes-Benz will deploy its Level 2+ MB.Drive Assist Pro urban driving system in German cities by the end of 2026 with a national rollout in early 2027. The Nvidia-powered technology, already active in China and arriving in the US later this year, marks a strategic shift to supervised assistance as the company competes with Tesla and BMW in Europe.

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Mercedes Sets 2027 Rollout for MB.Drive Assist Pro in Europe

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Mercedes-Benz will deploy MB.Drive Assist Pro, its Level 2+ urban assisted driving system, in several German cities by the end of 2026. A national rollout will begin in early 2027. The German manufacturer has positioned the move as a way to catch up with Tesla and BMW on European ground in semi-autonomous driving technology.

Jörg Burzer, Mercedes-Benz’s technical director, set out the timeline on May 22 on LinkedIn after a meeting at the German Transport Ministry in Berlin, according to Automotive News Europe. Stuttgart and Munich will be the first cities, with the broader national rollout following in early 2027. BMW is targeting exactly the same timeframe.

The race among the three automakers is now officially on in Europe.

Tesla is pushing its supervised Full Self-Driving after securing its first approvals in the Netherlands and Lithuania. The race among the three automakers is now officially on in Europe. MB.Drive Assist Pro is already active in China and is expected in the United States later this year.

The system is a Level 2+ developed in partnership with Nvidia. It is capable of handling traffic lights, lane changes and dense urban traffic. The driver must keep their eyes on the road while their hands may briefly leave the wheel.

Hardware for the system includes around 30 sensors: ten cameras, five radars and twelve ultrasonic sensors. These are processed by a computer capable of reaching 508 TOPS running the Nvidia DRIVE AGX architecture that powers the German brand’s software stack.

Mercedes has shelved its Level 3 Drive Pilot, which was more advanced on paper but limited to highways, too costly to industrialize and ultimately little used by customers.

In practice, MB.Drive Assist Pro delivers door-to-door assisted driving rather than autonomous driving. The driver enters an address in the GPS and the car handles its own way there, including all maneuvers. This matches the approach taken by Tesla’s FSD.

The timeline confirms a strategic shift made earlier this year. Mercedes has shelved its Level 3 Drive Pilot, which was more advanced on paper but limited to highways, too costly to industrialize and ultimately little used by customers. BMW made the same choice, abandoning hands-off, eyes-off systems in favor of supervised assistance that is simpler to get past regulators.

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