[nashashmi]

Apart from the sinister assumptions one could make about the spending, I assume that Mercedes is obviously waisting a whole lot of money on this. Why? Because trying to merge electrical technology with mechanical technology in a highly safety-demanding environment means rigorous testing before 5 year old tech makes its way into the market only to be superseded by newer technologies that can be installed separately.

The culture of invent and fail fast just doesn’t work here.

[tim333]

They've been doing this for 139 years so have probably figured that. Come a long way from the Benz Patent-Motorwagen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benz_Patent-Motorwagen