Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving
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Most street legal vehicles utilize a combination of three colored lights: white for headlights and reverse lights, red for tail and brake lights, and orange for blinkers....

Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined

  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    And I live in California. Of course we’re going to help rich people avoid all consequences of their actions. Because paying attention to where your 1 ton metal missile is going is too much to ask. But only if you can afford the turquoise lights.

    • mob@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      I don’t think I understand how adding safety indicators to elevate awareness of self driving vehicles helps rich people avoid all consequence.

      As a poor person, I’d like to know if a car I’m driving by is self driving.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Mercedes is a luxury brand. And as the article states, in California and Nevada drivers will get a legal pass on distracted driving if the system and lights are on.

        So the drivers of these luxury cars are no longer responsible for what the car does.

        • mob@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 months ago

          The article says they are allowed to test the new indicators in those States, not that they get a legal pass…

          In California, the permit will let Mercedes-Benz trial turquoise lights on test vehicles for two years. In Nevada, the automaker can start adding the feature to 2026 year production vehicles

          Do you think it’s a better scenario for less awareness of self driving cars? If self driving is part of the future, this seems like a reasonable step imo.

          • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            11 months ago

            Go read the article again then. There’s a whole section about distracted driving.

            • mob@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              11 months ago

              Ive read those 7 paragraphs a couple times now, and I don’t see anything about getting a legal pass. Maybe you could quote it for me?

              I have missed things due to ads covering things up on mobile on the past.

              • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                11 months ago

                As a Level 3 system, the driver is permitted to take their hands off the wheel, their feet off the pedals, and divert their attention away from the road. Most other driving systems require you to keep your hands on the wheel and pay attention. With Drive Pilot engaged, users are free to browse the Internet or watch videos on the vehicle’s central display.

                To be fair I’ve had that happen with ads too and it’s infuriating.

                  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                    11 months ago

                    If the state says you can look away from the road. How are they going to prosecute you for looking away from the road?