Mercedes Benz has hopped on the in-car directions bandwagon by partnering with Google and Yahoo! to enable users to send map directions from their computer or web-enabled cell phone to their car.

Mercedes-Benz Search & Send is a new and convenient way to plan your trip destinations ahead of time. Using familiar Yahoo!^® Local Maps and Google^™ Maps web sites from the comfort of your home or office computer, you can search for a destination online, then send it right to your Mercedes-Benz.

Additionally, other uses can send directions to the car as well while the car is enroute.  This isn’t the first automobile maker to incorporate this type of technology.  This past March, BMW introduced a similar “Search and Send” technology although it was only available in Europe and only through Google Maps.

The service will be made available of S and CL class Mercedes starting September 5th.  In the meantime, while you’re waiting for the test drives to be available, you can watch some videos (link no longer available) demonstrating the “Search and Send” technology.