Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S.
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#22 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
Re: Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S.
#32 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
California and Nevada are the only two states where the company can legally sell the technology to consumers. The two state DMVs gave Mercedes approval to begin selling the cars last year—Nevada in January, and California in June. Mercedes announced in September its plans to begin sales, but this is the first news of the cars actually reaching consumers.
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#52 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
Mercedes takes all legal responsibility for any accidents caused during autonomous operation.
So far, autonomous operation is limited to relatively few situations, but most importantly it includes traffic jams (which is where human drivers quickly lose focus).
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#62 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
California being the most populous state is a pretty big deal. I'm guessing the focus on two states is more a result of Mercedes' focus on geofencing/mapping test areas than anything.
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#72 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
Well yeah that’s what the name “United States” means - different states in one country.
And each state has its own set of laws. Dunno why this example popped into my head but - back during COVID when we had the first case in the state of Washington, we said “first case in the U.S.”
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#8> As of April 11, there were 65 Mercedes autonomous vehicles available for sale in California ... One of those has since been sold, which marks the first sale of an autonomous Mercedes in California ...
Those are pretty small numbers and strike me more as them testing the waters. It's neat to see some potential in the space after what felt like a total collapse with Waymo and Tesla especially not living up to expectations. It's not clear how good the tech is here, but it's a political victory for the space if nothing else.
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#92 out of 50 states is technically the USA, I guesss. Hopefully it can pass the driving tests in California and Nevada.
Mercedes takes all legal responsibility for any accidents caused during autonomous operation. So far, autonomous operation is limited to relatively few situations, but most importantly it includes traffic jams (which is where human drivers quickly lose focus).
I'm always terrified I will doze off without realizing when I'm in traffic jams. There's just so little stimulants that my brain demands going into standby mode.
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#10The first actually autonomous car (under very specific circumstances) sold to the general consumer should be a historic day for Mercedes US, and the auto industry as a whole.
But there doesn't seem to be even a press release on mbusa.com?