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‘Wonder’ woman drives digital stuff round the Benz

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Starter for 10: who invented Wi-Fi? Was it WorldWideWeb founder Tim Berners-Lee? Microsoft’s Bill Gates? Apple’s Steve Jobs? US space agency NASA? The Russians? No, none of the above. Okay, how about Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler? Born into a wealthy banking family in Vienna, Austria, in 1914. Studied acting. Made a ground-breaking ‘nudie’ movie at 18. Married off at 19 to a … [Read more...] about ‘Wonder’ woman drives digital stuff round the Benz

Benz A-Class heads to NZ with first use of ‘artificial intelligence’

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The fourth-generation A-Class hatchback might be what Mercedes-Benz calls a “new interpretation” of the design, but when it lands in New Zealand later this year it will be clearly seen as more revolutionary than evolutionary. For starters, it introduces to the entire Benz fleet the MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) infotainment system, which uses artificial intelligence … [Read more...] about Benz A-Class heads to NZ with first use of ‘artificial intelligence’

At the wheel: an open and shut case in top-down Merc

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Hard-charging Kiwi motorcycle great Graeme Crosby tells the story of racing in the Isle of Man TT for the first time in 1979. He sort of ‘smelled’ his way round the 48km circuit. “It’s such a long way that it’s hard sometimes to remember exactly where your are,” he once told me. “There is one part of it where they grow garlic, and you can smell it. “So as soon as I got a … [Read more...] about At the wheel: an open and shut case in top-down Merc

BMW, Mercedes-Benz to cut back on range of body styles

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Carmakers often privately admit that they have too many models – and now luxury Germans BMW and Mercedes-Benz have said as much, adding that they will cut back on variants. Likely to get the chop first are offerings in the two-door coupe and convertible range. It’s a segment where sales traditionally flare on launch and then quickly slow down. BMW sales and marketing … [Read more...] about BMW, Mercedes-Benz to cut back on range of body styles

Mercedes-Benz puts giant G-Wagen pick-up through its paces

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Here is one Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen that won’t spend most of its life in and around cities, like the G-Wagens do in New Zealand. It’s another version of the G500 4x4² (²=Squared) unveiled at the Geneva motor show in 2015, this one believed to be a double-cab pick-up, the rear bed in these spy pictures hidden behind heavy masking. Like the 2015 G500 4x4² (pictured at the … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz puts giant G-Wagen pick-up through its paces