Smart’s new #5 compact SUV is not coming to the United States
The loose but stylish Tesla Model Y competitor is Smart's largest electric car to date, with three-screen interiors and a 366-mile WLTP series on European land go through Chris Chilton March 21, 2025 19:01 After the revelation in China last year, Smart launched the #5 SUV in Europe. The Tesla Model Y-EV has a 100 kWh battery with a range of 366 miles. The brand has no plans to expand its #1, #3 and #5 electric vehicles lineup to North America. Sometimes the smartest products are not the most radical. They are those who take existing ideas and make them better, like this new Smart #5, which debuted this week in Europe seven months after launching in China. The third and largest of the three electric SUVs and crossovers of the new smart company, the #5 isn't as clever as the original Fortwo, tucking space for two passengers into an impossible small package. But it's definitely a smart move to…
New Mercedes CLA talks with Google AI Smarts
2026 CLA will feature conversational voice assistant with access to Google Maps data January 13, 2025 18:15 The new CLA will be equipped with the advanced MBUX virtual assistant powered by Google's artificial intelligence technology. The assistant will be able to hold conversations and access real-time information from Google Maps. Drivers should also be able to control media and vehicle settings using simple voice commands. Exploring in your Mercedes will become even easier as the company announces a partnership with Google Cloud, which will pave the way for new conversational features of the MBUX virtual assistant. This will make navigation easier and the driver will be able to learn more about nearby points of interest. As part of this effort, vehicles will use Google Cloud’s new automotive AI agent based on Google Gemini. The search giant said it will provide "personalized conversational engagement for navigation, search, media, communications and other vehicle controls" as well as natural language understanding and "multimodal…