Mercedes 2015 CES Keynote with Chairman Dieter Zetsche

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, will discuss "the latest advances in autonomous vehicle technology" (according to the CEA's press release) during his CES keynote address.

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Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:49:39 AM
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:50:06 AM
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:50:54 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 3:52:31 AM
Welcome folks, we are about 10 minutes away from seeing what Dr. Dieter Zetsche has to say for his keynote address at CES 2015
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:53:13 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 3:53:30 AM
The keynote is at the Chelsea theater in the Cosmopolitan hotel, a big theater space with a traditional stage. Last year I saw Audi drive a car out onto the stage, so I wouldn't expect anything less from Mercedes-Benz
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:54:09 AM
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 3:55:16 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 3:55:46 AM
'Welcome' in all languages, is scrolling across the giant rear screen
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 3:57:19 AM
Most automakers and equipment suppliers here are demoing autonomous car tech at CES 2015, and I would expect something similar from Mercedes-Benz
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 3:58:43 AM
Mercedes-Benz is pretty hip, they've got a dj wearing rhinestone headphones on stage to set the mood
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:01:36 AM
We are at 8:01. Where is that teutonic promptness?
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:03:16 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:05:53 AM
Looks like they are still herding people away from the wine and snacks in the lobby, but should start any minute
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:06:47 AM
I wonder what song Dr. Zetsche will use to take the stage?
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:08:37 AM
Opening video about innovation has started
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:09:21 AM
Drones, a prosthetic hand, a racing game, and it appears the whole thing is a video for CES
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:09:38 AM
And that video just showed a Toyota, bad move CES
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:10:21 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:10:39 AM
Now there's a goofy animation video suggesting a glitch in the broadcast, and the robots are fixing it
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:10:56 AM
Ooh, robot reference to Tinder
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:11:20 AM
Ah, the little robot suggests humans should drive cars
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:11:43 AM
But now Dr. Zetsche shows up, interrupting the robotos
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:12:02 AM
Ah, back to the countdown
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:12:11 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:12:36 AM
Funny though, the robot asks Zetsche if he's a robot, and he says no, I'm a German. Got a big laugh
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:12:55 AM
Okay, Zetsche is on stage with a big eyeball robot he called cambot
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:13:07 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:13:19 AM
Not the cambot I know, and he was just dismissed
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:13:35 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:14:00 AM
Zetsche just said that robots who don't like humans should watch out, because there are more of us on the way
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:14:12 AM
Seems to be the human side of autonomous driving
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:15:21 AM
Zetsche poses the question, if urban areas are growing, will that make cars irrelevant. He of course replies no, and says cars will provide needed quiet space
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:15:46 AM
Mercedes-Benz is going to show us an innovation that gives us more time and space
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:15:55 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:15:57 AM
The key, 'autonomous driving'
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:16:23 AM
Zetsche says cars will be 'exclusive cocoons on wheels'
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:17:24 AM
Mercedes-Benz has been working on autonomous cars for 30 years, and came up with an early car that drove on the autobahn
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:17:49 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:18:05 AM
Mercedes-Benz put an autonomous car on the road for 60 miles two years ago
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:18:54 AM
Mercedes-Benz thinking beyond the passenger car, as it is the world's largest producer of heavy trucks
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:19:09 AM
Video of the autonomous truck concept from last year
Josh Miller 1/6/2015 4:19:19 AM
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:20:12 AM
Mercedes-Benz leads the world in driver assistance systems
wayne.cunningham 1/6/2015 4:20:29 AM
I can believe that, having used those systems in S, E, and C class cars