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> As far as I can tell, this Drive Pilot thing is precisely the existing lane assist product. What's changed is that they've heavily constrained it so that it d
by lima 5y ago
> As far as I can tell, this Drive Pilot thing is precisely the existing lane assist product. What's changed is that they've heavily constrained it so that it disengages if you go over 60 kph
Nope - it's a new system powered by LIDAR and cameras and only works on pre-mapped roads, comparable to what Tesla and Waymo are doing (but erring on the side of caution).
The 60kph limitation is temporary because that's what the regulator was comfortable with.
Lane assist is a different tech stack and continues to exist alongside this for regular driving.
https://www.daimler.com/innovation/case/autonomous/drive-pilot-2.html https://www.daimler.com/innovation/case/autonomous/drive-pil...
- ajross 5y agoI don't see anywhere in those slides where that's substantiated. Tesla and Waymo (and Cruise and Mobileye, FWIW) are making navigation decisions: they'll change lanes, take turns, wait for traffic, use roundabouts, read street lights and speed limit sighs, etc... Drive Pilot doesn't seem to be doing any of that. It's just a lane assist package: it will drive straight, in its marked lane, behind another vehicle, and that's all it will do. Maybe it will someday, sure. But it's not exhibiting these features anywhere, nor is Mercedes claiming that it has them. Am I missing something?
- lima 5y agoCheck out some of the footage released by Mercedes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXtcux3_ZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXtcux3_ZM You can see it drive around cars stopped in the middle of the road, read street signs, switch lanes...