Something missing from this conversation is that Mercedes is one of the few 'legacy' carmakers that are managing the transition to EVs and automated driving well.

They have flagship EVs - EQE, EQB, EQS that are well reviewed.

They are the first car company to get approved for L3 self-driving in the US: https://insideevs.com/news/630075/mercedes-first-to-offer-le...

and they are building out their own network of charging stations: https://insideevs.com/news/629594/mercedes-ev-charging-netwo...