It’s not just a big display in the EQS – Merc’s Hyperscreen is the springboard for a whole digital ecosystem
► How does such a big display work?Mercedes' new MBUX Hyperscreen seems like the physical manifestation of something a scoffing technophobe would say about the growing size of in-car infotainment:Of course, there is more to it than that.
In a world of bigger is better, Mercedes can happily brag about the Hyperscreen's size: it's 141cm wide, even if it's technically three screens under one massive curved glass panel. But it's not just size – Mercedes highlights some wild technical specifications for this latest interface: eight CPU cores and 24GB of RAM at its disposal is comparable to some high-end home computers, and there are super-fine haptic actuators for tactile responses to your input.Hyperscreen's chief innovation is a greatly expanded digital ecosystem. In plain English, that basically means this version of MBUX is more than just a media player and navigation system. It has artificial intelligence that learns your habits; if you commute to the same place every day, it will soon pre-load the route and warn you of traffic problems ahead. If you're in the habit of calling someone at a specific time, it'll suggest making that call again at that time the next time around. And you can pre-load all of these little details about yourself to other cars with the same MBUX system – with the EQE being the next to get this set-up. All of this is locked away, however, if you don't have an active Mercedes Me account. Key in a PIN, or touch a pad with your fingerprint, or get your face recognised by the car's cameras, and it'll load your preferences. You can even tell it your height and it'll change the seating position instantly; the position was bang on in our
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