The interior of the Mercedes-Benz EQS gets a first: the MBUX Hyperscreen. Not only the shape of the screen is completely new, but even more than before, the emphasis is on the self-learning feature of the MBUX system.
The unveiling of the EQS will take a while, but the MBUX Hyperscreen already gives a good impression of the interior of the electric top model from Das Haus. You can hardly ignore it: the curved display is 1.41 meters wide and thus covers almost the entire width of the dashboard. The screen consists of multiple displays that optically blend seamlessly into each other, making it seem as if you are dealing with one screen. The airflow openings for ventilation are on top of the screen. The mood lighting behind the display makes the Hyperscreen ‘floats’ on top of the dashboard, as it were. You don’t have to worry about scratches, because the curved glass consists of scratch-resistant aluminum silicate with two coatings. This should also ensure that the screen reflects less in the sun and is easier to clean.
The Hyperscreen is a touch-sensitive OLED screen with haptic feedback, comparable to the touchscreen in the latest S-class. According to Mercedes-Benz, the Hyperscreen is even more intuitive. The visualisations for the clocks in the cockpit display, among other things, have been revised and all graphics have been brought in a new blue and orange color scheme. Navigation, radio and telephony are always displayed in the field of view via the so-called ‘zero-layer’, so that endless switching between these things should be a thing of the past. In the EQS, the passenger is assigned a part of the screen with its own control options. Up to seven different passengers can create their own profile. When no passenger is present, that part of the screen turns into a trim with floating Mercedes stars. The OLED technology makes the screen appear deep black when switched off.
Artificial intelligence
Furthermore, the EQS makes suggestions via the screen based on the behavior of the customer. These suggestion modules are called ‘Magic Modules’ and the driver can accept or reject them with one tap. Those suggestions are quite broad. If you often call someone at a certain time, the EQS will remind you of this in the future, but even if you usually switch on the ‘hot stone’ massage at winter temperatures, for example, the system suggests that. Also nice: if you raise the chassis of the EQS at a certain point, for example at a steep entrance to a parking garage, the car suggests that again at the next time at that GPS position.
The self-learning capacity of the EQS therefore covers many more facets than before. Actually, the new generation MBUX wants to constantly be one step ahead of the driver. How the MBUX Hyperscreen works in practice must be demonstrated by an extensive test. In any case, it is certain that the new screen will play a dominant factor in the user experience of the EQS and no doubt other models that will follow.