Mercedes-Benz recently took the S-Class on about a 62-mile journey, with the car driving autonomously using Intelligent Drive. Using only production-based sensors, the car navigated country and urban roads with traffic, dealing with traffic lights, roundabouts, cyclists, pedestrians, and trams.
That the Pilot lacks for dynamic charm when compared with newer, smaller, or more powerful SUVs is no stretch, but please believe that it’s a fair bit more rewarding to drive than a selection from the, admittedly more practical, pleasure barge category.
Because he can’t drive F10 every day, Bahrain GP winner Fernando Alonso has selected a fine Maserati GranCabrio for himself, in the color of Grigio Granito.