Mercedes-Benz F 500 concept for the Tokyo Motor Show
At the 37th Tokyo Motor Show Mercedes-Benz will present its new F 500 research vehicle. Packaged as a modern four-door fastback saloon, the F 500 Mind mobile research lab showcases ideas for enhancing safety, drive technology and comfort. The innovations range from a night vision system with infrared laser headlamps to two-way doors and a programmable multivision display in the cockpit. Electronic accelerator and brake pedals, an interior pillar which provides structural rigidity and an ultrasound driver information system are further features being tested by Mercedes-Benz in the F 500 Mind.
With a body length of 5092mm and a wheelbase of 2965mm, the F 500 Mind offers a significant gain in legroom in the rear compared with a conventional saloon in this class. This was made possible by using electronic accelerator and brake pedals, which take up much less space than their conventional equivalents.
The multivision display in the cockpit of the F 500 Mind forms the centrepiece of an innovative instrumentation and control system which offers the driver more flexible information delivery and reduces fatigue. The dials and displays in the instrument cluster are programmable and their images can be optically superposed or combined with the aid of a semitransparent mirror. A voice-operated control system and an ultrasound-based driver information system take convenience even further. The ultrasound technology targets the sound at the driver so that only he or she can hear the information from the navigation system, the traffic news and other sound-based information sources, while the front passenger and rear passengers remain undisturbed.
In the dark or in poor visibility, the night vision system projects its images onto the right-hand display. The system consists of two infrared laser headlights on the front of the vehicle which 'illuminate' the road over a range of up to 150 metres, and a camera on the windscreen.
The drive system in the research vehicle is a state-of-the-art diesel hybrid unit with a total power output of 234 kW.
Mir gefällt er vom aussehen schonmal, ob ich mit der ganzen Technik zurechtkommen würde...:eek:
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