"To help end the blind search for a parking gap in crowded city streets, Mercedes-Benz cars will start giving each other a heads-up when a space is free," said Elisabeth Behrmann at Bloomberg. The luxury automaker is testing a pilot program in Stuttgart, Germany, that uses the Mercedes E-Class sedan's built-in ultrasound sensors to spot available parking spots while driving.
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