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

• 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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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        No, this is the first level 3 system. With Teslas, for example, you are still required to act as a driver in every way except actually providing input. You have to have your hands on the wheel and be ready to brake at any time.

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    • Grimy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That isn’t at all what you were saying buddy

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If the state says you can look away from the road. How are they going to prosecute you for looking away from the road?

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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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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If the government specifically allows you to look away from the road, how can they then prosecute you for looking away from the road?

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