Mercedes-Benzhas introduced the conditionally autonomous driving function DRIVE PILOT in Germany. SAE Level 3 He rolled up his sleeves to take it to that level. With this development, Mercedes cars with the DRIVE PILOT system can drive autonomously on the country’s highways at speeds of up to 95 kilometers per hour.

Mercedes said it is awaiting approval from the German Federal Motor Vehicle Administration By the end of 2024 or early 2025 He said he could come. After approval, the autonomous driving systems of vehicles that already have the DRIVE PILOT function will be updated for free and the new function will be available to the owners of these vehicles.

Can be used at speeds up to 95 kilometers per hour

To make a statement on this topic, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer Markus Schafer, “Mercedes-Benz is once again underlining its pioneering role in autonomous driving with the improved version of DRIVE PILOT. Soon, under certain traffic conditions on German motorways, up to speeds of 95 kilometers per hour It will be possible to enable conditional autonomous driving. This will allow our customers to use their time more efficiently. Mercedes-Benz is once again setting the industry standard and is steadily paving the way for autonomous driving.“he said.

Vehicles in the new system using sensors, cameras, radars and other systems They will be able to navigate independently. Mercedes states that this arrangement will be beneficial for drivers and that they will continue to work on enabling autonomous driving at higher speeds in the future.