Mercedes Supersized ‘Hyperscreen’ Display Aims to Outdo Tesla's Hallmark Touchscreen Ola Kallenius

The new Hyperscreen, at 56 inches in width, dwarfs Tesla's vaunted 17-inch screen.

Mercedes Supersized ‘Hyperscreen’ Display Aims to Outdo Tesla's Hallmark Touchscreen Ola Kallenius

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Daimler expects future profitable growth of subscription services, such as maps or entertainment

Highlights
  • Daimler CEO Kallenius said the Hyperscreen will make its debut in the EQS
  • The EQS will be the first in a family built on same all-electric platform
  • Tesla has dominated global electric vehicle sales
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Daimler AG's unveiled a new display screen on Thursday that will cover almost the entire dashboard of its luxury Mercedes-Benz models, in a bid to outdo Tesla's hallmark touchscreen infotainment system.

In a video presentation, Daimler Chief Executive Ola Kallenius said the new Hyperscreen - which at 56 inches (142.24 cm) in width dwarfs Tesla's vaunted 17-inch screen - will make its debut in the EQS later this year, Mercedes' new fully electric sedan.

The EQS, with a driving range of 700 kilometres (435 miles), will be the first in a family of four vehicles built on the same all-electric platform.

"There's huge customer demand for this screen," Kallenius told reporters on a conference call. He said the dashboard would be an optional feature in the EQS, "but we expect a very high take-up rate," from buyers.

As well as including vehicle functions such as the speedometer, music, and navigation features, the screen will allow passengers to access some vehicle functions and, in some markets, to watch television without disturbing the driver.

Kallenius said besides revenue from the screens themselves, Daimler expects future profitable growth of subscription services, such as maps or entertainment customers will download.

"It is part of our business strategy to increase this profit pool of recurring revenues," he said.

Tesla has dominated global electric vehicle sales and traditional carmakers like Daimler have been pushing to develop vehicles to compete for market share.

The pressure to outdo Tesla has been heightened by tighter emissions standards in the European Union and China, and the decision by a growing number of countries to start banning sales of new petrol or diesel cars as early as 2030.

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