Exclusive: Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the road
fortune.com
Mercedes is the first automaker to sell level 3 autonomous cars to U.S. consumers, after announcing plans to do so last year.
  • Fredselfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    519·
    2 months ago

    Yeah I doubt this can drive American roads in any weather condition and not have issues.

    • czech@lemm.eeEnglish
      261·
      2 months ago

      Correct, it only works when certain conditions are met.

      Drivers can activate Mercedes’s technology, called Drive Pilot, when certain conditions are met, including in heavy traffic jams, during the daytime, on spec ific California and Nevada freeways, and when the car is traveling less than 40 mph. Drivers can focus on other activities until the vehicle alerts them to resume control. The technology does not work on roads that haven’t been pre-approved by Mercedes, including on freeways in other states.

    • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      2 months ago

      in any weather condition

      LOL. Weather is probably the smallest of the problems they have solved.

      German car makers have a habit of actually testing all their models in all weather conditions, routinely, around the globe.