I realized just how useful Mercedes-Benz’s new in-car AI assistant can be when I was driving a different car.
After testing the impressive new 2026 Mercedes CLA-Class in San Francisco, I flew back to New York, but then faced several hours of driving through a winter rainstorm. That’s when I realized I hadn’t changed my windshield wipers in forever—one of those little errands I always mean to do but always forget about until it’s too late—and that meant having less visibility than I wanted.
That’s when I thought: Wouldn’t it be nice to…

