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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)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Because it's an extremely narrowly defined set of requirements in order to use it. It's "approved freeways with clear markings and moderate to heavy traffic under 40MPH during daytime hours and clear conditions" meaning it will inch forward for you in bumper to bumper traffic provided you're in an approved area and that's it.

https://www.mbusa.com/en/owners/manuals/drive-pilot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How is that different than LKAS + ACC?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Those still require your full attention and hands on the wheel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

In theory. In practice, it just beeps at you if your sandwich hand is steering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Well, not always hands on wheel. I have spent over an hour straight on an interstate with hands off. Ford's system watches your eyes and lets your hands stay off if it's decent conditions and on a LIDAR-mapped freeway. Note I wouldn't trust it at night (there have been two crashes, both at night with stopped vehicles on freeway), but then I wouldn't really trust myself at night either too much (there are many many more human caused crashes at night, I'm not sure a human at freeway speed could avoid a crash with a surprise stationary vehicle in middle of the road).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Right, this is an insurance product more than a tech product.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Still seems not legal to not pay attention to the road. Wouldn't fly over here at least.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Correct, it only flies in California and Nevada, where the DMV approved it