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minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoHe was not alone in his sleep. Volkswagen and Mercedes have been sleeping about as deep and long.
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoMercedes has just increased the speed limit for their level 3 self driving system to 95km/h, which means you can legally read a book or watch a movie while the car drives on the Autobahn.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoAny car going 95m/h on a German Autobahn is going to cause a lot of problems. It would be a moving accident waiting to happen.
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoNope. Semi trucks drive 90 km/h, you can just stay behind one in the right lane.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, they do 100km/h. That’s the problem.
minus-squareDon_alFornolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoThen they’re speeding. Also no Mercedes driver stays in the right lane. Ever.
minus-squareHerrBeter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIn Sweden they may drive 90 on highway-equvialent roads
minus-squareDon_alFornolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat is interesting, but still, the comment I answered was about Germany.
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI see, that’s probably a good idea.
minus-squaresuperkretlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 months agoYes, they are. And cruising in the right lane sucks a lot less if you can do something else while driving.
He was not alone in his sleep. Volkswagen and Mercedes have been sleeping about as deep and long.
Mercedes has just increased the speed limit for their level 3 self driving system to 95km/h, which means you can legally read a book or watch a movie while the car drives on the Autobahn.
Any car going 95m/h on a German Autobahn is going to cause a lot of problems. It would be a moving accident waiting to happen.
Nope. Semi trucks drive 90 km/h, you can just stay behind one in the right lane.
No, they do 100km/h. That’s the problem.
Then they’re speeding.
Also no Mercedes driver stays in the right lane. Ever.
On the Autobahn?
Trucks are limited to 80km/h.
In Sweden they may drive 90 on highway-equvialent roads
That is interesting, but still, the comment I answered was about Germany.
I see, that’s probably a good idea.
Yes, they are. And cruising in the right lane sucks a lot less if you can do something else while driving.