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Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot
The only Level 3 system approved in Europe: 95 km/h on German motorways since late 2024, 60 km/h in the US, paused on the facelifted S-Class and EQS in 2026.
Published · by the Autonomote newsroom
What we know
- Maximum approved speed in Germany
- 95 km/h, motorway, KBA approval December 2024
- Price in Germany
- from 5,950 euros incl. VAT
- United States
- capped at 60 km/h
- Facelifted S-Class (January 2026)
- no Drive Pilot, Level 2 MB.Drive Assist Pro instead
Drive Pilot is a conditionally automated (Level 3) system: on motorways, within its design domain, the car drives and the driver may look away. Germany's KBA approved a 95 km/h version in December 2024, priced at 5,950 euros on the S-Class and EQS; the US version stays at 60 km/h. On January 12, 2026 electrive reported that the facelifted S-Class would not offer Drive Pilot, replaced by a Level 2 system without lidar. Mercedes still targets Level 4 with Nvidia on the next S-Class, 2028 to 2030.
Sources
- Mercedes-Benz increases top speed of its Level 3 automated driving system to 95 km/h, Mercedes-Benz Group — consulted on 26/10/2026
- Mercedes pauses Level 3 driving assistance for now, electrive — consulted on 26/10/2026
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