Mercedes-Benz is increasing the top speed allowed while using it conditionally automated Drive Pilot system. The system will now support speeds up to 95km/h.
Drive Pilot, Mercedes-Benz’s Level 3 “conditionally automated driving” feature, is getting a speed bump. The system will now support speeds of up to 95km/h on German motorways, a sign that the automaker is feeling bullish about its boundary-pushing technology. Mercedes is still waiting for approval from German regulators before pushing out a software update to customers of vehicles that support Drive Pilot.
But by dialing up the maximum speed, Mercedes now seems interested in selling Drive Pilot as the ideal partially autonomous system for roadtrips in general. And the company envisions the system as a stepping stone to fully autonomous driving. 'Drivers are adept at skirting the rules' But drivers are adept at skirting the rules that govern driver assist systems, according a recent study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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