Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. (MBRDNA) was founded in 1994 and builds on a longstanding tradition of engineering expertise, a strong commitment to innovation and ingenuity and workable business solutions to help advance safe, convenient and sustainable vehicles.

Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, MBRDNA is part of the Daimler Group and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation. Its four divisions focus on research, advanced engineering, product development and testing and advanced design projects for Mercedes-Benz Cars and other Daimler Group business units.