Typically, the next-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class packs all sorts of tech to get excited about. The 2021 model year is no different as we've already seen the car's new MBUX infotainment system featuring facial recognition, a fingerprint scanner, and voice-activated controls on multiple touch screens for both front and rear passengers. There are plenty more innovative features on the way, like the world-first rear-seat airbags that Mercedes announced this week.

According to Mercedes-Benz, more specifics are set to be released on July 29, but the automaker has confirmed that the rear-seat airbags are designed specifically to protect passengers during frontal impacts. Based on the photos, it appears the airbag will be built into the front seatback and opensup in a U-shape to presumably cradle a passenger's head as they move forward during a crash. Mercedes also explained these rear-seat airbags would be a completely different concept from the front. 

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