Have you heard of the new Mercedes
Augmented Reality video for navigation?
if you're not sure whether you need it
or not
in this video, I'm going to demo this
feature
and also we'll discuss all the pros and
cons
coming up right now!
On the multimedia screen, I'm gonna go to navigation and then all the way to the right
settings for the navigation,
and we hit enter
and now we scroll to "Advanced" and there
is a little bit control for
"Augmented reality," so one thing you can
change is street names, you can display
yes or no? House number- yes or no? I
recommend to display both
and you will see why, and as far as
"Traffic light view"
let's just keep it automatic and let's
get out of here
go to "The Coffee Bean"
please select from the following
locations
Where do you want to go?
let's go
in 400 feet at the end of the road turn
right onto
Nagel avenue. Wow!
I can see the car in front of me, and I
can see the same car on the screen!
But also, on the screen I can see the
street names and house numbers you see
13
355 13 351,
Nice! So the blue arrow in front of my
car - it shows me direction where to go
and if you see the street name and
direction to the right you see Nagle Ave,
you have to make right
right now, now turn right
and now we just went back to the regular
screen
so Augmented reality video screen
does not display all the time, only
when needed, so it switches back between
regular navigation screen
and Augmented reality screen back and
forth, depending on traffic situation
in 500 feet, turn right onto
Greenbush Avenue and then immediately
turn left,
so the Reality screen appears when you
have to do something
like for example make a turn, now turn
right and then immediately turn left
I really like this new navigation voice,
she sounds
like she's extremely happy about
something
now turn left onto Albers Street and
then immediately turn left
my previous navigation sounded like a
freaking Terminator
"I'll be back!" - although some people say
that's how I sound!
now turn left onto Sunnyslope Avenue
What a difference!
this feature is very cool, but
from a practical point of view, Augmented
reality video
has no value - you don't really need it!
in 500 feet turn left onto
Chandler boulevard. In other words - this
navigation
can guide you from point A to point B
with or without this feature! Now turn
left! So, it doesn't add any extra
functionality.
Actually it can be very distructive!
In the previous mercedes models the
Multimedia screen was raised
slightly above the dashboard, so when I
was looking at the screen
my eye level was still aligned with the
road ahead
my side vision was still on the road
ahead of me, and it wasn't that all
distructive!
Now these new Mercedes models equipped
with these new
MBUX systems have much bigger and nicer
screens,
but... they are sitting much lower in the
dashboard,
so if you want to peek at the Multimedia
screen, especially if you like to sit
higher, now turn right, you have to take
your eyes
off the road with almost zero side
vision!
However it's only $300 bucks, and it's a
cool feature,
and if you like to impress your friends
"Look what i have!",
"Whoa!",  "Cool!"
"Can you believe this?" "That's a nice
feature!"
Then you should get it!
in 800 feet at the traffic light turn
right onto
Fulton avenue,
basically the Augmented reality video is
not something that you need,
it's something that you may want
now turn right
but the good thing it's only about $300
bucks for the most models
at this price range this feature doesn't
make a big difference compared to the
overall vehicle price,
in 500 feet at the traffic light turn
left
onto Magnolia Boulevard, so
you may as well get it! Now turn left
however there are a few more serious
advantages that come from having this
feature in your car.
Firstly, in some 2021 Mercedes models you
can get a
Dashcam recorder, which is a brand new
option,
and the only way you can get it if you
have Augmented video in the first place,
you will not be able to get the dash-cam
without it
in 700 feet keep right
now keep right
secondly it can add value to your car
when you decide to sell it
in the future, it will be a Wow factor,
so you may as well get it! In a quarter
of a mile
at the traffic light turn right onto
Whitsett Avenue,
now turn right
in a quarter of a mile you will have
reached your destination
the checkered flag is where our
destination is
and now you can see on the screen we're
coming toward the checkered flag and
we are
at our destination! You have reached your
destination
I still have to get inside the parking
and here is a long-awaited The Coffee Bean,
where i can finally get my ice-blended
frappuccino! And the question of today
is: Are you planning to get the Dashcam
on your next car... and why?
Please let us know in the Comments
section below!
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