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Mercedes to unveil ultrawide ‘Hyperscreen’ at CES 2021

Mercedes-Benz will unveil its MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) Hyperscreen at January’s CES 2021 event, marking the brand’s first foray into full-width dashboard displays.

The ultrawide screen – set to make its production debut in the forthcoming EQS electric sedan – will span the car’s entire dashboard, and form part of the existing Mercedes infotainment system.

The MBUX Hyperscreen will utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to enable an enhanced method of controlling entertainment and vehicular functions. What exactly this means is unclear, but the in-car features such as navigation, music and performance preferences will benefit from a significant display upgrade to keep the brand ahead of the pack when it comes to car interiors (as yet, no other manufacturer has announced plans to implement full-width, single-monitor displays in their vehicles).

And boy, is it a big display. The curved screen unit extends along the entire width of the vehicle in front of the driver and front passenger, for whom, say Mercedes, the new display will offer an intuitive and easy-to-use system of in-car control.

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