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Why are you quoting "accept liability" as if its something I actually said? > Show me the contract (or hell, even a press release) where Mercedes acknowledged
by enragedcacti 3y ago
Why are you quoting "accept liability" as if its something I actually said?
> Show me the contract (or hell, even a press release) where Mercedes acknowledged accepting liability in the US.
I'm not sure why this is the bar to clear, there is no reason Mercedes would want to potentially open themselves to more responsibility than the law requires. That said, it should be obvious to most people that Mercedes is taking some legal exposure when they:
1) call their product SAE L3 when SAE L3 is the legal definition of a vehicle where the operator doesn't have to pay attention under certain circumstances.
2) tell the user they can watch movies while driving! (no US manual available yet but they make a similar statement in the press release) https://moba.i.mercedes-benz.com/baix/cars/223.1_mbux_2021_a/en_GB/page/ID_ebdcf4d8f2cf09cbac190d2b6038969c-f7a85dbbf2cf09cbac190d2b0a099075-en-GB.html# https://moba.i.mercedes-benz.com/baix/cars/223.1_mbux_2021_a...
That very obviously speaks to their level of confidence in their system compared to something like FSD:
> It may do the wrong thing at the worst time, so you must always keep your hands on the wheel and pay extra attention on the road.
some legal analysis of US law on AV liability if you're interested: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/2951f5ce/autonomous-vehicles-the-legal-landscape-in-the-us https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publication...