According to overseas media reports, Mercedes-Benz recently announced that when a vehicle equipped with a DRIVE PILOT system (L3 level automatic driving system) is turned on to drive assistance system, the company will bear legal responsibility for the operation of the car.
Mercedes-Benz even said that drivers can take over the vehicle without looking at the road ahead, playing with their phones and even watching movies when the Drive Pilot takes over the vehicle.
It is reported that Mercedes-Benz hopes to help it gain an advantage in the field of autonomous driving through this move, and also reflects its confidence in its own L3 level automatic driving system.
The news spread to China, causing a lot of media and consumers to pay attention, everyone said that "Mercedes-Benz did what Tesla did not dare to do!" ”
But don't be busy cheering, the restrictions to understand: Mercedes-Benz also said that if the auxiliary driving system detects something different, it will immediately prompt to take over, and once the driver does not take over and causes consequences, it is the responsibility of humans.
Auto OEMs and many technology companies are committed to the study of automatic driving, Mercedes-Benz is a more radical one, as early as the end of last year, it passed the approval of the German Federal Transport Authority, becoming the world's first manufacturer that can legally use L3 level automatic driving in Germany, and the first model equipped with the system is mercedes-Benz EQS and a new generation of S-class.
It is understood that the Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT automatic driving system uses a stereoscopic multi-eye camera, microphone, ultrasonic radar, lidar, humidity sensor, special color sensor, while receiving real-time information from high-definition maps, and equipped with a redundant system, which can ensure that it can still maintain normal operation after a system failure.
After the Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT system is used, the vehicle can take over the driving after activating the buttons on the steering wheel, and the driver can leave the steering wheel with both hands and engage in other things.
The system is allowed to be used in heavy traffic on Germany's 13,191 km long highway network, but the speed is limited to the 60 km/h required by law, after which OTAs will be upgraded in accordance with changes in the law.