Case Study: Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services achieves more efficient digital connectivity with Kong Gateway

Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services uses Kong Gateway to Optimize Digital Interactions

Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services, a subsidiary providing digital connectivity for vehicles, faced challenges with the complexity of routing requests in their microservice architecture. This complexity slowed their digital connectivity efforts, and they needed a more efficient way to implement features like rate limiting. They turned to Kong and implemented Kong Gateway to address these issues.

By leveraging Kong Gateway, the team streamlined their operations with stateless provisioning and cloud-native configuration via the Kubernetes Kong ingress controller. Kong's powerful routing capabilities allowed them to decouple APIs from microservice logic, offering greater flexibility and a more robust API design. This solution provided customers with an outstanding user experience and enabled Mercedes-Benz Connectivity Services to deliver unparalleled value through efficient, digital processes.

Mercedes Benz

Andreas Dannhauer

Head of Engineering & Technology