Mercedes-Benz Korea Provides 'Mask Stock' Information via Car Navigation System

Check Public Mask Sellers and Stock Status with the 'Mask Map' Service

Mercedes-Benz Korea Mask Map (Photo by Mercedes-Benz Korea)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jihee Kim] Mercedes-Benz Korea announced on the 22nd that it will provide a ‘Mask Map’ service that allows users to check public mask sales locations and mask stock status through the navigation system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Mask Map service is available on all vehicles equipped with Mercedes-Benz’s infotainment system MBUX navigation without any separate updates. Users can check nearby public mask sales locations, the latest stock status, and the days on which public masks can be purchased based on birth year. The public mask stock status is displayed in four categories: sufficient, normal, none, and checking. After checking mask stock through the vehicle navigation, users can directly set their desired pharmacy as the destination.

MBUX was first introduced in Korea through the ‘The New GLE’ launched last September. Currently, MBUX navigation is equipped in The New GLC, The New EQC, and others. Customers of The New A-Class hatchback and sedan, as well as The New CLA Coupe sedan, can equip navigation through the Mercedes me Store.

Dimitris Silarakis, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Korea, said, “After the government released mask-related data as an open API last month, the Mercedes-Benz R&D Korea Center developed it to fit the MBUX system,” adding, “Considering the importance of the Korean market and the seriousness of the situation, rapid technology development was achieved.”

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