You’ll need a subscription to those apps in order to access them, of course, and to begin with, the selection of titles that actually support Dolby Atmos playback will be relatively small. Audible claims it currently has over 850,000 podcasts, audiobooks, and Audible Originals in its catalog, but of those, “dozens” are offered as a spatial audio version.
That does include “The Sandman Act III,” along with “David Copperfield,” and soundscapes like “The Healing Power of Nature.” Still, if there’s a particular audiobook series you’re interested in, it’s probably worth checking first to see if an Atmos version is provided. There’ll be a Dolby Atmos logo on compatible media.
An over-the-air (OTA) update is scheduled to add the new functionality to Mercedes vehicles globally, from Q3 2024. That’ll initially be for the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class, CLE Coupe, and CLE Cabriolet (all of which have the 3rd generation of MBUX). Amazon Music support for Dolby Atmos in the MBUX app began rolling out in December 2023, again starting with select models. Beyond that, broader audiobook Atmos support is expected further down the line.