I can't tell you how many times I've thought of something really great that I wanted to post to my Facebook but didn't have a smartphone handy.  But have no fear, Mercedes-Benz has helped give us the gift of social media from the comfort of our dashboards.  Yes, the new series of Mercedes automobiles will be including the option to access facebook at your convenience while you go for a nice, relaxing Sunday drive.

"Facebook will be among the Internet services that can be accessed in new car models from Mercedes Benz.

Facebook access is just one of the new features in the second generation telematics system, called "Mbrace2," which will begin appearing in new Mercedes models this spring.

Introduced at CES 2012 in Las Vegas Tuesday, Mbrace2 will connect to the Internet through any 3G network and runs apps tailored for it by the car maker. In addition to a Mercedes flavor of Facebook, Mbrace2 offers access to Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and Yelp, as well as the viewing of information like stock prices and news.

A problem car makers face when they install software in their models is keeping that software current. With access to the Internet, however, Mercedes can push automatic updates to Mbrace2-enabled vehicles from the cloud ."

Source: Tech News World