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mob@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Go read the article again then. There’s a whole section about distracted driving.

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- mob@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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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  - Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    As a Level 3 system, the driver is permitted to take their hands off the wheel, their feet off the pedals, and divert their attention away from the road. Most other driving systems require you to keep your hands on the wheel and pay attention. With Drive Pilot engaged, users are free to browse the Internet or watch videos on the vehicle’s central display.
    
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    mob@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Oh my bad. I somehow thought you were implying the light was going to give them the pass… You are talking about self driving cars in general though.
    
    That’s been a thing though, would you like that progress to stop? I guess /fuckcars is a real popular movement online so we can have different opinions on that.
    
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    Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That isn’t at all what you were saying buddy
    
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- noxy@yiffit.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  The article states no such thing.
  
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  - Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    As a Level 3 system, the driver is permitted to take their hands off the wheel, their feet off the pedals, and divert their attention away from the road. Most other driving systems require you to keep your hands on the wheel and pay attention. With Drive Pilot engaged, users are free to browse the Internet or watch videos on the vehicle’s central display.
    
    Come on dude.
    
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    noxy@yiffit.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That describes how the system works. Does not describe liability implications. Which I am really interested in learning about, so if you know of some other source that goes into detail around liability after a crash while this system is engaged, please share it.
    
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