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For those who are still in doubt, there is no gain saying that the car of the future is here as Mercedes Benz unveils his latest luxury car, F105 Luxury in Motion. It is a self driven car with many functions that makes the automobile truly luxurious. With the F105 Luxury in Motion, Mercedes Benz is taking comfort and luxury to a new level through a maximum space and lounge character in the car’s interior.
The F105 is made with sensual, flowing transitions and warm, organic materials such as open-pore walnut wood, which has been shaped to a three-dimensional veneer, and extremely soft ice-white nappa leather contrast with clearly-defined metal and glass surfaces with a cool and technical feel. The transitions between organic, metal and synthetic materials used for the interiors have been designed using matrix graphics; and the flowing transitions deliver a new, unparalleled feeling of bounteous space. The light-coloured fine wood used for the floor, for example, flows almost imperceptibly into the cool Plexiglass of the side panels thanks to their unusual surface matrix.
The transition between the vehicle floor and the door panels also echoes the outer body shape in an unusual way. The pivotal feature of the innovative interior concept is the variable seating system, with four rotating lounge chairs that allow a face-to-face seat configuration.
According to Dieter Zetsche, chairman, board of management, Daimler AG and head, Mercedes-Benz Cars, the F105 was produced with the future in mind by incorporating many different aspects of day-to-day mobility. Above and beyond its mobility function, this scenario perceives the motor car as a private retreat that additionally offers an important added value for society at large.
“Anyone who focuses solely on the technology has not yet grasped how autonomous driving will change our society,” says Zetsche. “The car is growing beyond its role as a mere means of transport and will ultimately become a mobile living space.”
He says the F 015 was put together by an interdisciplinary team of experts from Mercedes-Benz with a core theme of the innovative interior concept which for them is a continuous exchange of information between vehicle, passengers and the outside world.
The F105 comes with six displays that are installed and tastefully mounted in the instrument panel and the rear and side walls, making the interior of the car a digital living space. It is a perfect symbiosis of the virtual and the real world. Passengers are able to interact intuitively with the connected vehicle by means of gestures or by touching the high-resolution screens.
In addition, the F105 Luxury in Motion comes with Visual and acoustic signals for greater safety. It communicates with its surroundings both visually and acoustically. Large LED displays at the front and rear as well as a laser projection system directed toward the front are responsible for the visual part, while the acoustic communication repertoire includes both sounds and specific spoken instructions.