Mercedes provides your ears with an extra layer of
audio protection called pink noise designed to keep your hearing
intact by the extremely loud sounds typically associated with a
vehicle crash.
The crunching metal,
breaking glass, and the explosive deployments of airbags can hit
165 decibels or higher, and has the potential to permanently
damage a passenger’s hearing. Pink noise, which Mercedes calls
“Pre-Safe Sound” is unique in that its power is inversely
proportional to the signal. When it hits the ear, it triggers
muscles in the ear to contract by reflex, automatically bracing
the inner ear and eardrum for the extremely loud noise of the
crash by reflecting some of the sound before it reaches the
point where it could cause problems.
Once the vehicle’s
sensors have detected that a collision is unavoidable, a
comprehensive system of safety features is activated within the
short time before an impact occurs. It takes just 150
milliseconds to deploy the reversible seat belt tensioners and
other safety features. The duration of a human blink is 100
milliseconds.
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Aug 10, 2018
Jun 8, 2012
Daimler and Benz History
Long before there was Daimler Benz
and Mercedes, there were two car companies. At the same time that
Karl Benz was developing his three-wheeler in Mannheim, Germany, in
the 1880s, Gottlieb Daimler was creating the world's first
four-wheeled automobile with an internal combustion engine in
Stuttgart, 75 miles away.
Incidentally, Benz' wife, Bertha used her dowry to pay off his debts and keep him in business. She also undertook the world’s first long-distance car journey, and is acknowledged as the first lady motorist in history.
Daimler received his patent for a "vehicle with gas or petroleum drive machine" in 1885. Benz built three gas engine models between 1885 and 1887, and received the patent for his design in 1886.
In the United States at the time, cars powered by steam, gasoline, and electricity were all proliferating on the roadways.
In April 1900, Emil Jellinek, an Austrian businessman made an agreement with DMG (Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, or Daimler Motor Company) to buy and resell its cars. He decided to use his young daughter's name, Mercedes, as a product name. Jellinek ordered 36 vehicles at a total price of 550,000 marks, equivalent to over 2 million dollars today. A few weeks later, he placed a new order for another 36 vehicles.
This first ‘Mercedes’ was developed by Wilhelm Maybach, the chief engineer at DMG, and it is regarded today as the first modern automobile.
After various iterations, in November 1921, DMG applied for patents for a three-dimensional three-pointed star enclosed in a circle and it became a registered trademark in August 1923. Daimler and Benz merged in 1926. Now you know how all the names and pieces fit together.
Incidentally, Benz' wife, Bertha used her dowry to pay off his debts and keep him in business. She also undertook the world’s first long-distance car journey, and is acknowledged as the first lady motorist in history.
Daimler received his patent for a "vehicle with gas or petroleum drive machine" in 1885. Benz built three gas engine models between 1885 and 1887, and received the patent for his design in 1886.
In the United States at the time, cars powered by steam, gasoline, and electricity were all proliferating on the roadways.
In April 1900, Emil Jellinek, an Austrian businessman made an agreement with DMG (Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft, or Daimler Motor Company) to buy and resell its cars. He decided to use his young daughter's name, Mercedes, as a product name. Jellinek ordered 36 vehicles at a total price of 550,000 marks, equivalent to over 2 million dollars today. A few weeks later, he placed a new order for another 36 vehicles.
This first ‘Mercedes’ was developed by Wilhelm Maybach, the chief engineer at DMG, and it is regarded today as the first modern automobile.
After various iterations, in November 1921, DMG applied for patents for a three-dimensional three-pointed star enclosed in a circle and it became a registered trademark in August 1923. Daimler and Benz merged in 1926. Now you know how all the names and pieces fit together.
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