Mobile
December 17, 2015
Mercedes/Via ride-share promotional photo
By Forrest Cardamenis
German automaker Mercedes-Benz is looking to the future with an on-demand ride-sharing service.
{"ct":"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","iv":"252d8a393f986055e1c98415316c394a","s":"b57d973681cbc220"}
Share your thoughts. Click here