Mercedes has a long history of innovation in driver assistance tech. For example: “ 1999: Mercedes introduced "Distronic", the first radar-assisted ACC,[8] on t

Mercedes has a long history of innovation in driver assistance tech. For example: “ 1999: Mercedes introduced "Distronic", the first radar-assisted ACC,[8] on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class (W220)[9][10] and the CL-Class.[11]” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_cruise_control#:~:text=Mercedes%20Distronic%20Plus,-Mercedes%2DBenz%20S&text=In%201999%2C%20Mercedes%20introduced%20Distronic,)%20and%20the%20CL%2DClass https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_cruise_control#:~:t.... It was not as well marketed/hyped has the Tesla of today, but you could buy an S-class that would do much of the work for you in traffic well before you could buy a model S.