Actually helpful in-car voice commands we all want

Mercedes-Benz has lifted the benchmark on artificial intelligence with its new A-Class offering, which features the next generation of smart voice-activated technology. It comes frighteningly close to a virtual in-car spouse.

But like many spouses, we’re not sure they’re addressing the hard-hitting questions.  And so we give you the top five in-car questions that nobody is answering – not even Mercedes. You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!

The in-car fart… made worse unclaimed. An unlikely phrase, ‘Hey Mercedes, who farted?’ has the potential to diffuse back seat bickering in an instant, immediately clearing the air so to speak.  It takes the fun out of the mystery long-associated with tedious family road trips, but cabin air quality wins.

A classic case of whodunnit, Madam Mercedes will not be popular in her honest delivery, but the matter of expensive mistakes and poor spatial awareness needs to be addressed.

The minutes-come-hours that a parent can spend searching the foot well of a car for the favourite dummy is mind-boggling. Just imagine if Madam Mercedes could tell you exactly where that rubbery piece of joy is hiding… [insert applause here].

When ‘leaving now’ actually means ‘I’ll be there in ninety minutes’.  With a confession far from likely, a Mercedes route recap will escalate matters and potentially save you from a drawn out passive-aggressive trip home.

Reallocation of a few gold coins between friends, family members even is no big deal.  But when your in-car secret stash is unexpectedly cleaned out, you can be left wanting. Worse case scenario, wanting for coffee.  Offenders deserved to be named and shamed.

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