The Mercedes S-Class was the first--and possibly the only--street car to see production with distance control sensors that automatically bring a car to a dead stop in a traffic jam and then bring the car back up to a pre-set speed as traffic picks up again. Now, Mercedes is about to implement another head-of-its-time control: a laser system that will scan the road surface ahead of you and then adjust the S-Class' suspension accordingly. Can you image what this could mean when barreling along the craters in such places as Route 3 in N.J. before the Lincoln Tunnel?
The technology, which is slated for the S-Class, was part of Mercedes F700 concept announcement:
