Review

What I Learned ‘Driving’ a Mercedes With Next-Level AI

An hour in a car driven by AI makes everything else feel ... dumb.

The Mercedes-Benz CLA with MB.Drive Assist Pro in San Francisco. Pricing on the car starts at $47,250.

Source: Mercedes-Benz AG

In October, Nvidia Corp. became the first public company to be worth $5 trillion — then promptly lost hundreds of billions of dollars in market value amid concerns about a bust of a potential artificial intelligence bubble.

As analysts and even founders continue to warn that AI may be more speculative than substantive, car companies may beg to differ. This month, Nvidia is inching back, valued at around $4.55 trillion, bolstered in no small part by confidence in the automotive sector.