Mercedes-Benz to show off futuristic research vehicle at Detroit auto show

A self-driving luxury sedan unveiled by Mercedes-Benz at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week has made it's way to Detroit.

DETROIT, MI – A self-driving luxury sedan unveiled by Mercedes-Benz at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week has made its way to Detroit.

A company official confirmed to MLive that the German automaker's Luxury in Motion F 015 will be at the 2015 North American International Auto Show this week.

The sleek , futuristic car showcases the company's vision for autonomous driving.

"Anyone who focuses solely on the technology has not yet grasped how autonomous driving will change our society. The car is growing beyond its role as a mere means of transport and will ultimately become a mobile living space," Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said in a release.

Accordingly, the interior of the four-seater car is "lounge-like, according to the company, and represents a new vehicle concept based on its dimensions alone.

All four chairs rotate, allowing for a face-to-face configuration (which, obviously, would only be used when the vehicle is being driven autonomously). As this is a luxury brand, those four passengers are surrounded by walnut wood shaped into a three-dimensional veneer, topped off with ice white nappe leather.

The front and the rear of the vehicle has LED fields, which communicate and interact with the outside world. They can show, for example, whether the vehicle is being driven autonomously or by a human, simply by displaying different colors such as blue or white.

Like other luxury brands, several of Mercedes-Benz' vehicles have already been equipped with different aspects of driver-less technology.