Mercedes-Benz Rolls out new Automatic Lane Change Function Across Europe

Mercedes-Benz is introducing its latest development for partially automated driving in Europe: the Automatic Lane Change function (ALC). It  is now available in the Driving Assistance Plus Package for 33 European countries. 

A total of 15 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, GLC, CLE, EQE, EQS, EQS SUV and EQE SUV models can now be equipped with ALC – direct from the factory and/or via an over-the-air (OTT) update.

It is also offering the ALC function for around 200,000 cars already delivered in Europe. 

ALC enables the car to automatically initiate a lane change on suitable motorways, in order to overtake slower cars or follow the route to the next exit.

The driver sets the desired speed in the adaptive cruise control (Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC). Active Steering Assist.

This takes care of the automatic lane change on the motorway. 

Mercedes‑Benz has already introduced this function in North America in 2023. 

Market-specific versions are adapted to the regional traffic conditions and the respective legal requirements; therefore, they differ in certain details.

Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer, says: “With the Automatic Lane Change function, Mercedes-Benz is once again demonstrating its innovative strength in the development of new driving assistance systems. We simultaneously developed the Automatic Lane Change function, or ALC for short, in North America, Europe and China for our local customers. With ALC, Mercedes-Benz is offering a driving function as an over-the-air update for the first time.”

Mercedes-Benz says its driving assistance and safety systems are aids, and do not relieve the driver of responsibility.