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My model 3 essentially does these things, although it does require you to keep your hands on the wheel (so not level 3 by definition), and I can say it makes ex
by whoisthemachine 5y ago
My model 3 essentially does these things, although it does require you to keep your hands on the wheel (so not level 3 by definition), and I can say it makes extended highway driving a lot less painful on nice weather days.
- ripe 5y agoRight. What Mercedes has done here is to recognize and target that value. They took the automated driving capabilities, added more sensors, and did the engineering and regulatory legwork around it to make it robust when entering, operating inside, and leaving its design domain. Result: drivers can rely on it and regulators can enforce the rules.
- bwanab 5y agoAgreed. I’ve been driven by my M3 many times in one of the specific situations the author refers to (bumper to bumper on Boston’s SE Expressway) - with hands on the wheel to be sure.
- whoisthemachine 5y agoCompletely agree, it is great for stop and go traffic.
- rootusrootus 5y agoIt really varies by person, IMO. I was never able to feel more comfortable in my Model 3 on the highway with AP engaged than without it. It just doesn't drive defensively enough for me to relax, it loves to get into situations I would never allow. But this is really going to vary depending on the expectations of the driver. Of course, it also started phantom braking at a couple overpasses I regularly traveled under while road tripping, especially when the sun was out, so I stopped using it altogether (my wife really, really didn't like AP after that).