He says lots of bankers asked him if he wanted to buy back the business, but that he preferred to look through the windshield, and not the rear-view mirror.
Paint is a two-tone finish with blue gloss on the snub-nose body and glossy black for the windshield pillar, the two roof sections and the rear window area.
The systems basically work the same: a series of cameras, lasers or infrared sensors integrated into the car (on the back side of the rear-view mirror, in the bumper or behind the windshield, for instance) monitors lane markings in the road.
The S-Class will sport a stereo camera on the windshield to peer ahead in 3D, short- and long-range radar in front and rear, and short-range radar on the sides.