Mercedes Is The First Automaker To Offer Level 3 Self-Driving In The US via insideevs.com
The Mercedes-Benz booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show showcased a bunch of new technology that the German brand is preparing for the following months., but another interesting story sort of went under the radar, and it’s about Mercedes-Benz becoming the first automaker to offer certified Level 3 self-driving technology in the United States., after receiving the first-ever certificate of compliance for an Original Equipment Manufacturer .
But that’s not all. When the German carmaker applied for certification in Nevada, it also did the same thing in California, and it’s “optimistic” that the Golden State will “follow soon”.
Mercedes’ Level 3 conditionally automated driving assistant can, on suitable highway sections and where traffic density is high, offer to take over the driving, leaving the driver free to do something else, like watch a movie or participate in a meeting. Another feature that’s coming to North America is Automatic Lane Change , which enables the car to automatically initiate a lane change and overtake slower vehicles with the cruise control system. It can also make automatic lane changes to help follow route guidance when approaching exit ramps or freeway junctions.
ALC will be part of Mercedes’ current Level 2 partially automated driving suite that’s available in the United States., a Level 3-capable vehicle can take over certain driving tasks, but a driver is still required to be present and ready to take control of the car at all times when prompted to intervene. Currently, Drive Pilot is available in Europe on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and
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