Comment on Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers

• Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Mercedes is a luxury brand. And as the article states, in California and Nevada drivers will get a legal pass on distracted driving if the system and lights are on.

  So the drivers of these luxury cars are no longer responsible for what the car does.

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  • mob@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The article says they are allowed to test the new indicators in those States, not that they get a legal pass…

    In California, the permit will let Mercedes-Benz trial turquoise lights on test vehicles for two years. In Nevada, the automaker can start adding the feature to 2026 year production vehicles

    Do you think it’s a better scenario for less awareness of self driving cars? If self driving is part of the future, this seems like a reasonable step imo.

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    • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Go read the article again then. There’s a whole section about distracted driving.

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      • mob@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ive read those 7 paragraphs a couple times now, and I don’t see anything about getting a legal pass.

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      • noxy@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        The article states no such thing.

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