Mercedes‑Benz has moved to make door‑to‑door assisted driving a reality in Germany: the company announced on October 21, 2026 that MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO — a navigation‑guided, SAE‑Level‑2 “point‑to‑point” driving system developed with NVIDIA — will be available to order in Germany from the first half of 2027, with a special early‑access programme for customers in Stuttgart and Munich from the end of 2026. This affects drivers, buyers and dealers across Germany and neighbouring Austria because eligible existing cars will receive the function via over‑the‑air updates where hardware permits.
What Mercedes announced
The Mercedes press release states MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO “supports the driver from start to destination, making everyday journeys more comfortable and less demanding” and will be offered across the Mercedes‑Benz passenger‑car and van portfolio where models are equipped with the necessary hardware. The company plans a complimentary one‑month trial after market launch and says eligible existing vehicles can receive the feature by OTA update. Mercedes published the announcement on October 21, 2026.
Mercedes further confirmed an early access roll‑out in two German cities: selected customers in Stuttgart and Munich will be contacted individually and receive the function via OTA from the end of 2026, provided their cars have the required equipment. Full ordering availability is scheduled from the first half of 2027.
Tech inside: sensors, NVIDIA partnership and safety
Mercedes says the system fuses data from 27 sensors — including ten cameras, five radar sensors and twelve ultrasonic sensors — feeding a high‑performance computer capable of up to 254 TOPS. MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO combines Mercedes’ MB.OS with NVIDIA Hyperion compute, the Halos safety framework and the Alpamayo Stack to perform route‑wide assistance such as lane changes, turning at junctions and negotiating traffic lights while the driver remains responsible and attentive (SAE Level 2).
Mercedes framed the collaboration with NVIDIA in strong terms: Ola Källenius, Chairman of the Board of Management of Mercedes‑Benz Group AG, said the system “gives our customers a new level of safety, intelligence and confidence behind the wheel,” while NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang emphasised combining Mercedes‑Benz engineering with NVIDIA Hyperion. Both quotes are published in the company release. The Mercedes announcement also points to the new UNECE regulation on Driver Control Assistance Systems (DCAS / UN R171) as the regulatory basis that could enable roll‑out to further markets.
