Here’s how Mercedes hopes its new OS will give it an advantage

The E-Class is a bit of a sneak peek into the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MB.OS). Mercedes CTO Markus Schaefer said, The E-Class will be a precursor in the space of infotainment. We call it the 0.8 version of MB.OS." While the shoutout of the E-Class is apt, the reality is the upcoming MB.OS is a huge change for Mercedes, which plans to own the entire software stack, giving it control over every aspect of the vehicle. It's a big deal for a company that sees over-the-air updates, subscriptions, and digital purchases as an integral part of its future.

The chip-to-cloud Linux and QNX-based MB.OS platform will be part of the upcoming MMA (Mercedes Modular Architecture). At a high level, QNX will handle safety and the dash cluster, and Linux will take care of the infotainment aspect. The first vehicle based on the platform will be introduced in the later part of 2024, with the vehicle reaching showrooms in 2025.

I'd love to review this new upcoming operating system from Mercedes-Benz. I'm sure David, OSNews' owner, is more than willing to buy me an E-Class in 2025, right David?

In all seriousness, I would love to review the operating system and UI experience of modern cars, as I feel there's a lot of innovation and experimentation taking place in this space - some for good, and lots for... Not so good - but for obvious reasons, this is very hard to do. I've contemplated contacting local dealers here, but they have very little to gain from a tech site with an audience almost exclusively outside of the north of Sweden reviewing their products.

In short, I accept donations in the form of cars.