Safety robot to baby monitor: A peek into Mercedes' futuristic cars

With the new Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 2019, the German luxury carmaker is giving an insight into the ideas that the company's safety researchers are developing

If you are visiting the campus of Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) in a Bengaluru suburb and come across a black-and-white Mercedes SUV in the parking area, don’t mistake it for just another luxury vehicle. It is the Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle (ESF), which is capable of fully-automated driving in many situations, and has a plug-in hybrid drive system.
 
During a demonstration, a small robot automatically emerged from the vehicle's rear following an incident and positioned itself at the roadside as a warning triangle. Other such features include a warning triangle that unfolded out of the vehicle roof