Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
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Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#2That is a very calming colour, I feel better already.
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#3Is this purely for marketing reasons? Why would any driver need to know someone else is using auto-pilot?
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#4Is this purely for marketing reasons? Why would any driver need to know someone else is using auto-pilot?
> So Cops Won't Pull You Over For Watching A Movie
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#5I hope it doesn't engage at night, as we don't have turquoise LEDs so the blue ones will ruin night vision.
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#6Blue lights are banned on cars in lots of places (so that you don't look like a cop car). I'm assuming SAE has thought of this already? It doesn't look too similar to the bright blue lights on cop cars, but still.
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#7Is this purely for marketing reasons? Why would any driver need to know someone else is using auto-pilot?
Most of the article is about answering exactly that question.
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#8I think this idea makes some sense, in a mixed-traffic world where some vehicles are autonomous and others are not, some indication that a vehicle is driving autonomously is useful information to everyone around them. Additional situational information, provided it is not overly intrusive or overwhelming is generally beneficial.
As for the colour, clearly Mercedes requested Turquoise for brand reasons. I wonder if there is a better colour to be adopted as a standard? External indicator lights of any kind seem like something that needs to be standardised before we end up with a whole mess of different colours on the roads causing confusion.
Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#9I think this idea makes some sense, in a mixed-traffic world where some vehicles are autonomous and others are not, some indication that a vehicle is driving autonomously is useful information to everyone around them. Additional situational information, provided it is not overly intrusive or overwhelming is generally beneficial. As for the colour, clearly Mercedes requested Turquoise for brand reasons. I wonder if th…
“The turquoise color for Level 3 driving was chosen by SAE, so other brands beyond just Mercedes will use it for their own cars.”Re: Mercedes gets approval for turquoise automated driving lights
#10Is this purely for marketing reasons? Why would any driver need to know someone else is using auto-pilot?
It would certainly change the dynamic of the "chicken" game at 4 way stop sign intersections. I remember previously reading that Tesla tried to add the "roll forward slowly to assert your turn" function but was snubbed by NHTSA. Now one could know they can just cut off the Mercedes and it will stop?