Mercedes Benz Drive Pilot: Testing REAL Level 3 Autonomy from behind the wheel!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ส.ค. 2022
- MotoMan heads back to the @MercedesBenz proving grounds in Immendingen, Germany to drive a W223 @mbusa S Class equipped with their Drive Pilot Level 3 Autonomous Driving system. Presented with a very complex real world demonstration staged on the High Speed Oval, he learns the system is more about what if something goes wrong rather than self driving . . .
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For boring highway driving, this is cool. Switch it off for the exciting twisties, like this sort of tech.
Level 3?
Tesla: Hold my beer.
You understand that Tesla is only level 2 right?
@@GuusJanssen Yes. You understand that Tesla level 2 better than merci level 3?
Watch FSD Beta videos and compare to merci level 3.
Ok?
@@TeslaElonSpaceXFan Don't be daft. Level 2 is worse than level 3. Tesla is level 2, and according to an e-mail by Musk himself, is never advancing to level 3. Too difficult and they can't accept the responsibility for accidents, which the company is obliged to when moving to level 3. Documents between Tesla attorneys and the California Department of Motor Vehicles say vehicles using the firm's latest version, known as 'Autosteer on City Streets' will never surpass Level 2 autonomy [1]
It's like this: Tesla is level 2: hands on the wheel, and pay attention to the road. If you don't and you die, that's fine by Tesla, they don't care.
Mercedes-Benz is level 3: you can take your hands of the wheel and watch a movie or reply to your e-mails. If something might happen Mercedes-Benz takes responsibility.
[1] www.plainsite.org/documents/242a2g/california-dmv-tesla-robotaxi--fsd-emails/
@@GuusJanssen Use internet, use youtube and watch FSD Beta videos.
Tesla have the best full selfdriving system. This is fact.
@@GuusJanssen
You dont understand how marketing works I see... Mercedes could have said that its level 69 would not make it that good just because it called it that way... Just rewatch this same video and write down limitations when you cant use this system and compare it to any basic Adaptive cruise control and realize what a joke it is. Tesla basic autopilot which comes as standard performs miles better without any limitations on highways for quite few years now.
Difference between companies saying that its level 3 vs level 2 is just liability, when it gets to 3 and above car company can be sued for any damage which happen while system was active, this is why Mercedes put aside like one billion just for that...
Mercedes level 3 is a joke, nothing more.
A great video. Really appreciate how you’re explaining the emerging tech. Keep em coming. I love driving, but recognise the world is full of bad drivers and non-drivers (non-petrolheads) that will appreciate these developments.
I can't wait for a world where i can just relax in the car and get chauffeured
@@ayoCC I mean with the car in the video you can get head and watch Netflix or roll a joint so I'd say we're there
I hope not. That would simply turn inexperienced drivers into even MORE inexperienced!
I love interviews with engineers so much. Thank you for this video
you seem to have confused an engineer with an executive..
Incredible interview as usual - I remember seeing this type of tech 30+ as a kid with movies like Total Recall but never imagined I’d be alive on the cusp of its actualization and inception, just so cool.
In recent years, I've done a couple long road trips. The first was about 6,500 miles, from Boston to Yellowstone, down to Colorado, and back to Boston. The second was around 5,000 miles, from Boston to Telluride, CO and back. Both of those trips involved about 4 days of interstate driving each way. I would have loved having a semi-autonomous system for those long interstate drives. 10 hours straight on the interstate is tiring. I'm not interested in being able to surf the internet, but something that would allow me to relax a bit more during those drives would be very welcome.
Being able to sleep on the drive would be great.
Test drive a Tesla, this is what it was doing +more 5 years ago. They are about to release the new version which no one is even close to doing
Hah!. You could have done it in a 2015 TLX Tech version.
As a pilot, you give control of the aircraft to computers when you use Autopilot. So, maybe there will be an adjustment phase for people using Level 3 in cars. Just a thought.
This was a fascinating episode to watch. They really put that system through it’s paces and for the most part it did what it was supposed to. I’m completely with you MM. As a fellow aviator, I prefer to control things myself. However, while at cruising altitude on a long haul flight, I do have an autopilot engaged along with a pre programmed flight plan. I also have ATC and a lot of open sky without a lot of Aircraft in close proximity and a TCAS system to talk to other Aircraft and prevent a midair collision. All that to say, I think these systems do have a place and a purpose going forward, but not until almost all the other vehicles around you are also equipped with this level of technology so that they too can communicate with each other. I guess at that point we’re talking fully autonomous driving, and I think we’re still several decades away from that reality. I do think the younger generations have no real interest in actually operating a vehicle and would rather be on their phone texting than paying attention to the road. I see it all the time and as a parent of a new driver, I’m scared to death to let her drive anywhere because of the horrible drivers that I constantly see not paying attention and causing accidents. If these types of systems can bring down the amount of distracted driver accidents and fatalities, then I say bring it on. Just let the rest of us that actually do know how to drive and enjoy driving continue to do so please.
Just a question, how is this any better than Adaptive cruise control?
This was eye opening to me and am very pleased with MB’s technology. In the real world I still think that this is more of a novelty that people will enjoy to use but it won’t be until we get to a full self driving car before the technology really becomes useful to all.
Great video!
Fascinating discussion and awesome video as always! Not sure o want the car driving for me but I would like the safety systems to intervene if I miss something or am distracted. Another great piece of car journalism !!
This was a great and comprehensive video, nicely done.
My pleasure!
Great Video. I can see wanting level 3 or 4 when I become older and have issues driving but still want to be Mobile
I love interviews with engineers so much.
The only video game I liked was Tetris growing up
Me: What a milk toast childhood.
Great video as always.
I love driving and overall would miss and be a bit afraid initially to let a car drive for me. I also have learned not to trust the multitude of bad drivers about me, especially in bad weather situations. However I live in the southeast US now, after growing up in the northeast, and quite frequently the traffic on our interstate highways is minimal if any, making it extremely difficult to stay interested or awake enough to drive long distances at times. In these situations I could see where Level 3 autonomous driving would be quite useful. Thanks for your fabulous video, explanations and interview of the engineer regarding Level 3 autonomy.
Fascinating video! The playing games and sleeping while driving part is extremely wild to me...People in that survey really wanted that?!😳 Just call a car service and stay off the road...
I like this technology. I have a 2018 E Class, with level 2. I use it in city driving, as well as on the interstate. I also love driving, but enjoying having some assistance from time to time.
Great video
Tell us you're a time traveler without telling us you're a time traveler.
@@jeffs6090 we should be flying like the Jetsons by then
@@jgill1964 I thought by now 2022, we'd be living/traveling like the Jetsons. We were deceived as kids
@@MrFlyNikolai is this the year George was born?
@@jgill1964 July 31, 2022 😉
I'm not that young, I'm 36, but honestly? Sign me up. Give me level 4 autonomous driving so I can take a nap and not have to drive. BUT I do think that will have to be part of a larger ecosystem: maps that update on their own as road conditions change (this S class is actually operating on an early version of that concept), cars that talk to each other, cars that talk to street lights etc. This isn't going to work really well when it's just a hodge podge of level 3+ ADAS mixed in with none of the other parts. I think it's all pretty exciting though
This is actually really impressive from an engineering standpoint. I still want to drive myself but having the option for this sometimes would be nice.
Just like GM, this is limited self driving. Way behind Tesla in this area.
@@chrisfriends7911 Perhaps, but Tesla is really racking up some spectacular and deadly malfunctions in this domain.
@@chrisfriends7911 Just for being truly hands-free, the GM system (and this one by Mercedes) is ahead of Tesla.
@@hardchemist
Not correct. About 400.000 people can now daily use FSD-beta, and there has still been zero real accidents.
@@allenmoody7527 Let alone FSD or enhanced autopilot, Tesla free autopilot would single handedly beat this thing.
I would like to be able to keep my hands off the wheel when I’m just driving on the interstate. Right now on my commute to work the adaptive cruise and lane keep do make the commute easier. However, the current system just needs to transition between acceleration and deceleration more smoothly.
Wonderful video! I am with you; I have a Taycan and don't use even lane keep assist! And I object to others putting me in danger by using this automation. I don't want to blame the car for getting me in a crash. I do have night vision assist on the Taycan which is very good and I appreciate that, but not because I'm playing a game, it's just adding another layer of safety. I ran the Army's LHX study where the Secretary of the Army tried to tell us we could have just one pilot and we proved him wrong. He disregarded our study results and wasted $6B before cancelling the program.
this was a very interesting video
I love driving but frankly I'm so much occupied with tasks related to work that I welcome any extra time where a car is taking over driving and I relax or handle some tasks
Comma ai (open pilot) has been doing this for over two years.
Adaptive cruise control was doing this for like a decade or so
*Thanks for telling us you were limited in what you can film, and maybe, editorialize.*
This system is a big "hell no" for me, and my reasons are just too much to type.
Same for me. If I'm driving, I'm driving. Period.
It would be great for very new drivers and very old drivers when perfected.
Also taxi or limo services. May even stop people from even owning a car.
For me. When I didn't feel like driving in rush hour traffic it would be nice. Or extended long trips. But I would still want a very old pickup truck just to cruise around in. 🤔
Well, that is not even TESLA level from 10+ years ago ! 🙄
Seems you were afraid to not being invited back by Benz if you would have mention that.
This system is just a ridiculously small baby step in the detection to what Tesla is doing with FSD.
Yes, 2:0 for TESLA! th-cam.com/video/yRdzIs4FJJg/w-d-xo.html
"Well, that is not even TESLA level from 10+ years ago !"
You are right, it is not. It is far better.
Tesla Autopilot is being regarded as dangerous, Mercedes is being allowed on the highways. Big difference. Tesla is nothing but hype from Elon Musk.
@@Hyrppa95 nope, but do your own research.
@@Hyrppa95
You dint even watched this video, dint you now? Watch it again and write down limitations when you can't use this level 3 system... Its Adaptive cruise control at best, nothing more. Getting government approval doesn't make it better and Tesla basic autopilot performs better and has less limitations than this Mercedes joke, not even mentioning Enhanced version and actual FSD which can drive in actual city roads and not highways at max 40mph.
6:18 sneaky how the stalled car was placed so the system didnt have to change lanes. 🤣😂 what a joke
They better record the cameras because there’s going to be countless instances where someone says “I don’t know what happened, they just came out of nowhere.” 💯
I have a GV80 with level 2. I find that I can drive longer shifts with less fatigue. I'm still driving, but it feels less taxing From a level 3 system, I just want to be incrementally more relaxed. I'll still be mentally present and not reading e-mail, but I won't have to deal with as much minutia. I guess I'm less interested in the level 3 aspects and more interested in a better level 2 - one that doesn't wander when coming up on an exit, doesn't wait too long to brake for obvious trouble ahead, and stuff like that.
Presently in Canada, in the Province of Ontario, it is legal to TEST DRIVE, autonomous vehicles.
I have a daily work round trip about 2.5 hours and would be interested in demoing level 3 for that application.
I’m curious, if 1 or 2 sensors are damaged/not working, will the level 3 system not work at all?
Also, in-cabin mics, privacy certainly a concern.
As in the test in this video, the sun directly in the camera turned off level 3. So, yes, any damage to any camera or sensor will not allow level 3 driving.
You're worried about in cabin mics when your phone tracks everything about you already??? It knows your location, the mics are listening to you, and the cameras are watching.
Perfectly happy to cede control in stop and go and on lonesome highways you find in places like Wyoming.
I ordered my 2008 ML320 CDI from the factory with level 0.5 autonomy, Distronic 1.0. Still works great coming up on a quarter million miles.
There are hundreds of Teslas with more than half a million miles with first battery, first engine... quarter million miles is nothing special anymore.
@@kafiluz4317 A quarter million miles is still incredible, even for the miserable Tesla. I'm not sure what you are talking about.
@@hardchemist - quarter million miles is nothing anymore.
@@kafiluz4317 Disagree
Great video, thank you for explaining.
This looks for me as a feature, moreover with microphones inside the car it's a NO from me, would prefer to stay in autonomous first gen car 🤣
Without car recording my conversation.
I want the autonomy for long road trips and I want the safety tech for every day driving.
NICE CAR
Is this really lv3? I don’t see much difference between lv2 and 3. The only difference seems to be that the company takes the legal responsibility when something happens during autonomous driving.
Also, one can use this only in highways but speeds below 40mph. Not sure whether I want to pay for it.
How funny would it be if the car took over and navigated to the nearest Tesla dealership
The big picture is about freeway capacity and cost. Level 3 autonomous driving will allow cars to follow each other much closer and faster. You won't need an $8 billion dollar 6 lane freeway. The cars will eventually be digitally linked and form huge trains. With the current danger and cost of distracted drivers plus govt insane spending on road projects bring it. Commuting is a killer. Anything to ease the strain and make it safer is good. You'll still have a driver button.
I feel like level 3 is the most dangerous level because neither the driver nor car is attentive 100% of the time. This transition can be very dangerous in split second situations. I think the governments should wait until the technology is powerful enough to skip to level 4 all together.
The tech is already there watch tesla fsd bata driving on TH-cam or look up Weymouth autonomous taxis.
It’s the government’s holding things back.
Car is attentive 100% of the time...
This is why Tesla will skip level 3 entirely.
Can’t imagine this working in nyc traffic
The actual driving bit starts at 3:07. You can thank me later. Why is it that a lot of the screentime is on the two guys rather than the road. Personally I came here to look at the driving part, not at the two guys.
So, basically they're 3-5 years behind Tesla.
Id say more like 7-10 years
If it's still watching your eyes and requiring attention, how is this functionally better than Super Cruise?
This isnt only for non drivers, I love driving alot, but having this in traffic is really good takes all the work and stress out of it.
I was getting frustrated with the bad drivers and had to keep reminding myself they're just doing their job XD
GIS has a lag still and that’s been something that has been an issue for OEMs.
I would use it. I wouldn't sleep unless it was a really long trip and even then only at level 4. It would be awesome to go on a road trip at 11PM and wake up at your destination. Those would be rare though. For the most part I would use it to catch up on things like emails, books and shows. I wouldn't use the touchscreen in the car though. The ergonomics for that are terrible with it being in the center console. They really would need to change that if they actually wanted people to use that over their phones or a tablet they simply left in the car.
So this just seems like a more restrictive Tesla autopilot. They just have level 3 government approval. From what the representative is saying.
more restrictive and much less capable as well.
@@Custo911 yeah like zero capabilities, is this a joke? Who would pay for this junk after seeing Tesla's system?
@@acvwacvw quite a few people probably. Lots of paid articles online to show that Mercedes system is somehow superior... Consumer reports being the latest.
WHat about in snowy or heavy fog?
My toyota adas lvl2 with dynamic radar drives the exact same way, even in traffic jam. Why is this merc a lvl3 and not lvl2 adas?
Free advertisement. People are talking about this joke system and people even claims that its way ahead of Tesla autopilot system... In general it should be illegal to make such claims, but at same time there are no real requirements for your system to be called L3 instead of L2 besides that requirement for driver to keep his attention to the road and manufacturer taking full responsibility. Quite few already existing system could go with L3 label, but there is no real good reason to take responsibility for any car crash.
So, this will not do what Tesla FSD does like follow a route and make all the turns. Admittedly not as well as it should but it works successfully 90% of the time, in my experience. But it still does some stupid things like try to put one in the wrong lane. This doesn’t seem like such a big deal.
You were in Germany? I would have invited you for a beer, but I live in the north 😃
Why does it need a lead car in order to activate L3?
How much does this system add to the price of the S-Class?
Sorry but compared to Tesla, MobilEye and CommaAI this is simply not very impressive.
Do yourself a favor and watch some Tesla FSD-Beta video's, there are many around autonomously driving in city-centers, in dark, rain etc, etc. No GEO restrictions, upto normal motorway speeds and no lead-car needed. And not driven / made by employees, but customers (400.000 people in North America can use it already, though fully driver responsibility).
A bit harder to find, but there are also Comma-AI and MobilEye videos around, tough mainly in company video's.
We don’t die we live forever 🇺🇸💪🏾😇
I like to drive myself. But I think I'd appreciate a driver assistant to temporarily take over from me so I can safely change my GSP settings, answer a phone call, grab a bottle of water from the back seat, basically anything I normally wouldn't do because I want to keep my eyes on the road. However, I'm no guinea pig, I won't be using this until it's been proven reliable for many years.
“The car manufacturer takes liability” if you can afford to wait 2 years to be compensated in the event of an accident. Imagine the lawsuits you’ll have to go through if you’re injured as the driver when the car is in control at level 3
World's slowest highway. It even honks autonomously??? Better be able to disable that so people don't get shot.
If you can't look away for more than 5 seconds, how can you do emails?
LOL a sloped and curved highway is not RL scenario???
Autopilot can do this with no interventions... for 5 years now.
And at 80 MPH
all everyone actually would need is adaptive/automatic acceleration and deceleration. hitting the gas and break all the time is the cumbersome part of driving.
Adaptive cruise control, this system was present for like a decade or so. I think this video was out of date april's fool joke
It feels like this tech would add to my stress levels. I don’t understand why we design tech for the worst of drivers. 🤷♂️
More components. Added weight, added cost, added complexity. I'd rather just drive my own damn car!. For those longer trips I'm on a train or a plane anyway.
My Tesla drives me at 100klms for many hrs and I just sit and enjoy. With one thumb on the wheels, no take overs..Would you trust a car that can’t see when the sun is out? Go rent a Tesla and try it on the freeway.. It’s crazy good..This Tech is 5-8 years.. Sorry max speed 60klm is not going to cut it..
I still dont get why this is functionally better than Tesla FSD!!
That's cause it isn't.
Key incorrect assumption: L3 > L2. Not true. Not by a long shot.
Sure, by definition, the difference between L2 and L3 amounts to whether or not driver attentiveness is required. L2 and L3 overlap in practice when you take into consideration where they work and what functions they perform.
Mercedes "L3" autonomy is geofenced, and only functions in slow freeway traffic in clear weather, and doesn't even do lane changes, let alone navigate.
Tesla "L2" FSD beta is functionally capable of driving with greater reliablility in a superset of these conditions, but doesn't bother to switch off the requirement of the driver to continue to pay attention (hence technically L2). This is perhaps a consequence of Tesla not being geofenced, thus not having a piori knowledge of all possible conditions, such as road work. Nevertheless, the probability of a necessary intervention in either autopilot or FSD beta is essentially nil in the specific conditions where Mercedes "L3" is deployed.
Tesla Autopilot and FSD beta are not geofenced, so they work everywhere, in rain or snow (though FSD beta switches to autopilot in extreme weather). It's capable of lane changes and freeway entrace/exit. FSD runs on all roads, and navigates stops, turns, traffic circles, etc, while Mercedes doesn't even change lanes.
Caveats: Autopilot and FSD beta still really do need human attentiveness in construction zones. Since Mervedes is geofenced, this is easily dealt with by selectively turning off in these regions, assuming the have OTA map updates.
So no, Mercedes didn't beat Tesla to anything.
BTW, even the most diehard Tesla fanboys are skeptical of Elon's time estimates. FSD is not going to reach level 5 this year. However, they are planning to turn off the nagging feature for beta testers with the best driving habits (yes, FSD monitors driving behavior). This change constitutes L3 in my book since the nag feature is what enforces L2 operation. Note that FSD beta was initially released to select drivers in that manner and now FSD beta has been released to all drivers who purchased FSD. I think this is a brilliant way to gradually upgrade. Should be level 3 for all drivers within about a year, on all roads, including navigation from any origin to any destination.
In the U.S. when in drivers seat, you are too pay attention to the Road. Period! You do this stuck in traffic. Long drives home after a night. In a City and need to work on the road. Then you can catch TV and be busy with whatever. Congress has to allow this and DOT. But I like it like GM.
I'm going to SHW which is the future, Stay at Home Worker. This will allow people who spend 1-2 hours to get to work that saves 10 hours a week, before people even get to the job.
Now just the other night with nothin' to do
We broke a case of proof 102
And started itchin' for that wonderful feel
Of rollin' in an automobile
You could say we was out of our mind
And let me tell you we were flyin' while blind
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My model 3 does this as a standard feature, any road, anywhere, with a lead car or no lead car. This is not impressive whatsoever.
I would rather drive myself and hate this invasion of privacy today.People need to be carefull what they wish for.
I can certainly see myself using this tech, but would I use it today? Nope. But that has less to do with my trust in this tech, and more to do with my lack of trust in the unpredictable driving behaviors of other people on the road. I can’t see myself letting a car drive itself unless it was actually A.I driven with the collective driving abilities of Toretto’s crew, or unless all vehicles on the road were electronically daisy chained and autonomously driven.
Nice Video, but this has nothing todo with FSD. Its a decade behind Tesla
but elon musk said its very easy in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
and promised robotaxis in 2020 , i am confused
The one issue I've yet to see anyone deal with is real Bay Area rush hour driving. If you leave half a car in front of you, people will cut you off. I left a quarter of a car in space the other day and a jeep STILL cut me off and I had to hit the brakes because he was going to take the front of my car off. Driving in the bay area is very aggressive, and these systems are like the worst driver whose afraid to drive. I foresee a lot of accidents from aggressive drivers trying to get around these cars.
I'm also curious to see this tested
I wish we could accept and make the rules based on the current capabilities of AI. These cars at level 2 are really really good at doing the things humans are really bad at. Concentrating for hours on end on a simple task of staying at constant speed and in lane without hitting anything. People are terrible at it but the machines are flawless. My base level Carolla had quite a few of these driver assists and did about 70% of Kansas interstate alone as I crossed the country last year. On interstates most of these systems are safer than human driving already. Unless something very unexpected happens. Heavy traffic, animals on the road, a bicycle race, police car chase, rioters, plane crash etc. there is a myriad of things that cannot be handled yet and it may be sometime if ever, before they can. But what these cars could do is download road information to a database that they are all connected on. A system that would tell the driver to take over, even ahead of time.
Ok people who don’t know. There is a company called Tesla, please check their level 2 auto pilot. Sorry is this video a prank on Mercedes? This can’t be real. A set up track and all other vehicles are simulating a traffic scenario and yet it’s not working? Has to be a joke. Daimler is a reputable automakers .
you need a lead vehicle? so driving alone at night?
I doesn't work at night, lead vehicle or not.
Is good that this is coming online but shouldn’t be allowed to do internet or mobile uses it’s more for a mum reaching back yo,pick up a child’s toy , assist if you have accidentally spilt you drink or key slipped down the wrong side . It should not and still not be for people who do daft things such as read at the wheel , get out the seat (like some Tesla owners) or worse take 40 winks and must have recorded video of the cabin for insurance, it should be made clear that this is NOT full automated which is the impression it gives as is set and forget, you MUST BE IN CONTROL OF YOUR CAR AT ALL TIMES AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE CONTROL. Further to this Tesla owners must be told clearly on there site on the order select that there cars a not full self drive. What may help since so many are confused about what level is what it can do, is to make it clear that these cars are set to insurance level 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 etc it doesn’t matter what the car can do it’s what insurance says that matter in the eyes of the law and traffic stops. with a published government standard on what means what so it becomes an agreed global standard BUT NOT a order that each country allow that levels use eg we get level 4 authorised for use but a country has no laser scanned roads or the environment changes due to conditions and traffic so only a level 2 or 3 are authorised at that time . Once a country has done there own testing and road mapping they can then let people know at the next renewal of the Vehicle tax renewal and insured level
Benz show me your FSD in Costco traffic then I’ll consider your car
Try a tesla! Fsd bata is best
Very good explanation, I had no idea how sophisticated level 3 was,, .. saving my pennies to buy one
You should actually do more research before jumping a gun here. In autonomous world this is total joke of a system, basic Adaptive cruise control does it better and with less restrictions.
How many vehicles are currently approved that can use the Drive Pilot?
Instead of talking about the alleged autonomous driving, all things that serve as a distraction are highlighted, which is probably the reason.
Requirements:
- only motorways that are certified.
- Another vehicle must be in front of you.
- Max 60 km/h or 37mpH
- only by day
- no rain snow fog
- only the Mercedes top models
- No tunnels
- and no lane change
- no overtake
Basically, it only measures the distance to the vehicle on the front.
We called this system Adaptive cruise control for quite some time now, tho that one is less restrictive than this new Mercedes joke.
Absolutely I want this! I want this but even more capable. I want to invoice a client and be done before I get back to the office. I want to have a snack in peace. I want to update my music library. I want to respond to that funny post. I want to have agency over my own time.
Audi had managed to do it back at 2018
It’s like thinking the insurance company will take care of you. Absolutely stupid to trust that a car manufacturer is looking out for you. Yeah insurance paid out but after 2 years a lawsuit and spending $15,000 out of pocket. They try to squeeze you to take their offer. Imagine if you still had to pay off your lease, medical bills, and rehab while waiting on a lawsuit because you had to go to court to cash in on your under insured motorist policy for your brand new e class
Baby step is right. It’s barely above Toyotas safety sense 2.5
Tesla FSD beta 11.3 destroys mercedes level 3 drive pilot. My next car will be a tesla.
Good question! I imagine (!) I would start out vigilant, become seduced eventually, (one would hope) and then.........enjoy the scenery to the tunes I dial in, so that I can be on 2 tracks at the same time.
It’s not feasible for the majority of the roads in the US. I require hands on and would not feel comfortable having the car take control. It’s also very nerve racking having to go back n forth between autonomous and hands on. If you’re driving a car…drive the car. Not have the car drive you.
This is not for me, at this time. I like doing my own driving. I don't even like the feeling of using cruise control. Just me.
Adaptive cruise is a must have in urban traffic and freeways. Sorry you're a dinosaur.
I just started using cruise control this year, and I've owned 3 cars in my life lol. And now I can't stop using it lol, I guess now that I've gained that trust...and realized how much more relaxing of a drive it is
I like it a lot. With that being said I like to drive, but I'm definitely a fan of these systems. Because it just takes some pressure off of you & gives you more comfort. Especially for stop & go traffic, and long highway trips
Is this a joke? ... 40 mph max on freeway, has to follow a car in front within 100 meters, the bend on the road can't be too curvy, L3 will disengage if the sun is too bright, no snow or ice or wet conditions?
For those who think this is impressive feat of engineering, do yourself a favor and search TH-cam onTesla latest FSD and see for yourself that MB is literally light years behind the curve.
Auto pilot level 2 telsa > auto pilot level 3 mer
I believe there is value for the physically impaired, the elderly, people who thinking driving is a good time to check their facebook status and for people when they've had too much to drink.
I agree, being a boomer, I enjoy controlling vechicles to do what I deem appropriate, and the oneness of man and machine. That said, these sensors and software should only be for the eneviable screw ups that happen in traffic to keep you from an accident. Our society needs to be less distracted not given the ability to become even more distracted. The important question is: Do we have the ability to make a self-driving vehicle, but should we?
I'm not a boomer and I agree with you. I worked in the auto repair industry for a lot of years and I saw the stupidity levels out there. And they're only getting worse. Now we're saying go ahead and browse the internet and watch TH-cam videos instead of driving because the car will take care of everything for you. Electronics fail. Electronics glitch. My car is level two. However in 18 months and 25,000 mi, I've probably used it a total of 1,000 mi. I take driving seriously. If I want to surf the internet or watch TH-cam in the car, I'll be a passenger.
For those that want this stuff, be prepared for the repair costs. Ask the engineer how much that windshield will cost to replace. Or that front camera. Or that lidar unit if you so much as bump them. You probably want to lease it and lower your insurance deductibles across the board.
Lol this is a joke compared to Tesla’FSD system.Tesla FSD is light yrs ahead of this tech.