The partnership with Pebble Technology gives Mercedes-Benz early access to some of the newest hardware and early releases of application programming interfaces (APIs) offered by the Silicon Valley based company.

The collaboration is expected to aid the German marque in developing innovative integrated applications that pave the way for the future of in-vehicle use cases.

At its CES booth, Mercedes-Benz will demonstrate the benefits of an intelligently networked vehicle. For this proof of concept, the developers at Mercedes have reinvented the Digital DriveStyle app in order to allow it to communicate with Pebble smart watches.

The smart watch will act as a 'second screen' for your smartphone and the wearable device unlocks some interesting features for the connected car. For example, when away from the vehicle, Mercedes-Benz drivers can review important information like fuel level, door-lock status, and vehicle location.

In the car, the smart watch app magically transforms, alerting its driver to real-time hazards through vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology like accidents, road construction, or stalled vehicles by vibrating the watch.

Mercedes-Benz was the first ever automobile manufacturer to open its own research facility at Silicon Valley. In addition to creativity and invention, Silicon Valley mainly stands out on account of its unique culture of collaboration, involving short distances, networking, innovation and informal meetings.

The physical proximity to giants like Google and Apple as well as small, creative start-ups allows Mercedes-Benz to integrate innovations into its vehicles quickly and close cooperation with its partners.