Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and NVIDIA’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust.

The new S-Class with MB.OS, which will be equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full-stack NVIDIA DRIVE AV L4 software, is designed to support future robotaxi operations delivering safety-first autonomy with the NVIDIA Halos system and end-to-end AI and classical driving stacks running in parallel to ensure reliable operation.

The S-Class enables a premium, chauffeur-style autonomous experience. As part of NVIDIA’s previously announced partnership with Uber, the companies will work together to make these autonomous vehicles available to riders through Uber’s mobility network.

It showcases how legacy automakers and AI pioneers can work together to build vehicles that are safer, smarter and increasingly autonomous without compromising the high standards of quality and safety customers expect.

“Mercedes-Benz has set the standard in the automotive market, building cars defined by exquisite craftsmanship and safety engineering,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in the above video celebrating the S-Class launch. “Five years ago, NVIDIA began working with Mercedes-Benz to help carry that legacy into the AI era.”