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Has anyone driven an S-Class? It has almost every one on that list. What's it got in there that the others don't?

Although optional, the S-class features tablet-like computers (with a browser and internet connection) for the rear-seated passengers. They also feature google maps navigation in the front and back.

The 2014 model has even more of these options, see: http://www.slashgear.com/2014-mercedes-s-class-revealed-and-...

The S-class is famously the test bed for new technologies - they start at the high end and then slowly migrate downrange.

S-class owners are also known as "beta testers" ;)

Most interesting: Why libpcap, strace and netcat? Also: gcc in a car?

libpcap can sniff Bluetooth and the S-class has Bluetooth?

Otherwise I'm guessing it's probably all just part of their standard tool chain and someone said "give me a list of all open source software you used while developing the software for the S-class".

Bluetooth is certainly one possibility, although libpcap can be used for a broad range of protocols, including USB and CAN, which are other candidates in a system like this.

Everything in this header that starts with DLT_ is a supported data link type: https://github.com/mcr/libpcap/blob/master/pcap/bpf.h

Someone else suggested that they're probably used by diagnostic tools.

All that would be used for on-board diagnostics for the different electronic control units.

I notice there's a license in there for Android which is only used on the S-Class. I'm guessing most of those licenses on this model are a derivative of it's use.

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