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I dont understand this at all. Mercedes recently announced that theyd be liable for accidentals caused by their level 4 system meaning that by default, all other self driving features are driver liable?


Mercedes Benz system in California and Nevada is level 3 autonomous.

https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/level-3-autonomy-what-car-buy...

https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/features/mercedes-level-...

> Mercedes Chief Technology Officer Markus Schäfer recently told Automotive News that Level 4 autonomy is "doable" by 2030.


Level 3 and level 2 are VERY different.

That’s apples and oranges. And Mercedes saying something certainly doesn’t change the law.

Mercedes built a sophisticated system designed to be able to handle what it might run into within the very limited domain it was designed for. Then they got it certified and approved by the government. Among other things, it only works at low speed. Not 60 MPH. And I think only on highways, not where there are intersections.

Tesla‘s system is not child’s play, sure. But they unleashed it everywhere. Without any certification. And relatively few limits, which I think they later had to tighten.

Mercedes was minimizing risk. Tesla was not.


I haven't looked at it but that may be regulatory or insurance liability vs civil suits which in America like to invent fantastical numbers.




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