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

copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 months ago

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

oDDmON@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

U.S. customers can buy a yearly subscription of Drive Pilot in 2024 EQS sedans and S-Class car models for $2,500.

That’s right folks! For a mere $6.85 a day, you too can record yourself not driving!

copacetic@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 months ago

More precisely, you can record yourself stuck in a traffic jam.

Drivers can activate Mercedes’s technology, called Drive Pilot, when certain conditions are met, including in heavy traffic jams, during the daytime, on specific California and Nevada freeways, and when the car is traveling less than 40 mph.

pumpkinseedoil@feddit.de · 5 months ago

Does one or all of these have to be true?

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

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

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