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The BMW system is fully hands-free on freeways, under 40 mph, legible road markings, etc. It does indeed monitor the driver’s attention to the road and will dea
by nocoiner 3y ago
The BMW system is fully hands-free on freeways, under 40 mph, legible road markings, etc. It does indeed monitor the driver’s attention to the road and will deactivate if you aren’t looking for a while, but even with the assumption of liability, I suspect I’d use the MB system the exact same way I’d use my current system (i.e., with my eyes on the road!).
- BoorishBears 3y agoDrive Pilot enables taking your eyes off the road, choosing to keep your eyes on the road doesn't undo that capability. They also guarantee 10 seconds between disengaging and requiring your control: meaning they're assuming liability during disengagements. They handle emergency vehicles, using external microphones to yield right of way for lights and sirens autonomously. _ Overall assuming liability took solving a lot of problems that laypeople keep assuming are trivial because L3 looks so similar to L2. I work in the AV industry and Drive Pilot leapfrogged a lot of offerings. BMW is just now working through European certification for the 7 series, so their original estimate of 2025 doesn't seem far off for US markets. Tesla apparently doesn't even want to try at this and is content with stretching the L2 rubber band as far as it can while pushing flashy demos
- nocoiner 3y agoThank you, I appreciate the information and additional context. I hope my comments didn’t sound like I was naysaying MB - I’m glad people are putting hard work into a hard problem. I just didn’t see at first how it was different from current systems I’m familiar with. Now I do!