Autonomous vehicle technology is one of the key trends shaping the future of the automotive industry. Many car manufacturers are investing in this area to make their vehicles smarter, safer and more efficient. However, in order to use autonomous vehicles commercially, a number of legal and technical hurdles must be overcome.

In this context, Mercedes-Benz, which dealt a major blow to Tesla, became the first automaker in California to be allowed to sell or lease its self-driving cars. California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), luxury car company Confirmed that the SAE Level 3 Drive Pilot system can operate on certain highways and under certain conditions without the active control of the human driver.

Features and limitations of the Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot system

Association of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 0 (fully manual) of 5 (fully autonomous) The degree of autonomous driving on six levels, ranging from Level 3is defined as conditional automation and is a level at which the vehicle must have environmental sensing capabilities. An autonomous vehicle of this level should be able to perform most tasks, but the driver must have a mechanism in place to deal with the unexpected situation.

Mercedes-Benz’s new Drive Pilot system promises comfortable and safe autonomous driving with the awareness provided by the many sensors it contains. In this context license to sell self-driving vehicles they got too. However, they were subject to certain conditions.

The DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) listed the terms of the permit as follows: The Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot system can only be used during the day on certain highways. not faster than 64 km/h it can work. License, Drive Pilot system on city or county streets, in construction areas, during heavy rain or heavy fog, on flooded roads, and in weather conditions that may affect Drive Pilot performance prevents it from running. In addition, owners were asked to watch a mandatory video explaining the capabilities of the Drive Pilot system and learn how to turn the technology on and off.

This success of Mercedes-Benz is seen as a big move against Tesla. Because it became the second company to start selling autonomous vehicles in California, Tesla’s largest market. Mercedes-Benz’ Drive Pilot system, according to SAE standards It is more advanced than Tesla’s fully autonomous driving (FSD) system. Let’s see what the competition will show us in the future.