The vívoactive 3 watch from Mercedes-Benz and Garmin can recommend your driving attitude at the wheel

Technological gadgets are expanding their scope, and this watch from Mercedes and Garmin will help optimise driving

The coordinated work between two manufacturers so different in their products yet, at the same time, able to connect through a common link such as the car maker Mercedes-Benz and the monitoring watch maker Garmin gives rise to creations like this device.

The watch that Mercedes-Benz and Garmin present under the name vívoactive 3 is a tool capable of assessing the physical condition of the person wearing it. Unlike what is usual in the context of physical activity monitoring devices, if the data collected by the watch are processed in the context of driving, their processing can lead to their interpretation as physical or mental state.

This smart watch monitors the activity of the person wearing it on their wrist, from training activity to rest, and can also record data while driving.

Integrated with the assistants and infotainment options of the MBUX system in the Mercedes-Benz CLA and Mercedes-Benz GLE, the vívoactive 3 watch can detect that a situation of stress or fatigue is being experienced and recommend a change of activity.

To do so, it is also able to suggest a change of music, lighting or, depending on the equipment, relaxation or stimulation through the massage seats that, depending on the equipment, Mercedes-Benz makes available to occupants of the front seats.

vívoactive 3 by Mercedes-Benz and Garmin

The vívoactive 3 features a design very much in the style of the Garmin line but, thanks to the outer crown and the use of materials such as silicone in its straps, it captures the premium character of Mercedes-Benz.

Available in white and silver or black and silver, it is made of plastic, stainless steel and silicon. It has a 43.4 mm diameter dial that frames the colour touchscreen made of Corning Gorilla glass, is water resistant up to 5 atmospheres of pressure and, among other languages, can be configured in Spanish.

The battery has a range of up to 7 days or 13 hours when the GPS is in active mode.

It also allows connectivity with mobile phones running Android and iOS operating systems.

This Mercedes-Benz and Garmin watch will be sold exclusively through the car brand’s dealership network.