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Mercedes will release the EQS in the first half of the current year with the Level 3 "Drive Pilot". Works (afaik) on the entire german Autobahn. German source,
by carstenhag 5y ago
Mercedes will release the EQS in the first half of the current year with the Level 3 "Drive Pilot". Works (afaik) on the entire german Autobahn.
German source, you will probably find an English one as well - even contains a video: https://www.golem.de/news/s-klasse-mit-level-3-mercedes-darf-hochautomatisiert-fahren-2112-161688.html https://www.golem.de/news/s-klasse-mit-level-3-mercedes-darf...
- layer8 5y agoAutobahn is a much, much lower bar than urban traffic though.
- bhauer 5y agoFurthermore, although it's for use on the autobahn, it's limited to 37 MPH, further narrowing its use case.
- carstenhag 5y agoPeople buying EQS' will very likely spend most of their time on the Autobahn, so it's a perfect fit.
- pvorb 5y agoMercedes had a self-driving car prototype in the 80s and got it to drive at high speeds on the Autobahn in the 90s. [1] So it took them only 30 years from protoype to product. [1]: https://www.politico.eu/article/delf-driving-car-born-1986-ernst-dickmanns-mercedes/ https://www.politico.eu/article/delf-driving-car-born-1986-e...