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
    98·
    7 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
      14·
      7 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
        57·
        7 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
          71·
          7 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
            14·
            7 months ago

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

            • mob@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              7 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
                22·
                7 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.

                • mob@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  3·
                  7 months ago

                  Oh my bad. I somehow thought you were implying the light was going to give them the pass… You are talking about self driving cars in general though.

                  That’s been a thing though, would you like that progress to stop? I guess /fuckcars is a real popular movement online so we can have different opinions on that.

                  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    7 months ago

                    No, this is the first level 3 system. With Teslas, for example, you are still required to act as a driver in every way except actually providing input. You have to have your hands on the wheel and be ready to brake at any time.

                  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    7 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?

              • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
                21·
                7 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.

                Come on dude.

                • Noxy@yiffit.netEnglish
                  1·
                  7 months ago

                  That describes how the system works. Does not describe liability implications. Which I am really interested in learning about, so if you know of some other source that goes into detail around liability after a crash while this system is engaged, please share it.

                  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    1·
                    7 months ago

                    If the government specifically allows you to look away from the road, how can they then prosecute you for looking away from the road?