To date, it is the only automaker with government approval to sell the tech to the general public.
A representative for Mercedes-Benz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
But for now, cars with Drive Pilot enabled are only legal in California and Nevada.
The sale and delivery of these Level 3 cars has been years in the making.
The Level 3 system can’t drive itself all the time
The technology has a catch.
Drivers can’t use Drive Pilot all the time.
CNET testedDrive Pilot’s functionality in 2022.
The system is fairly easy to activate.
The steering wheel has buttons to initialize Drive Pilot.
How does Level 3 autonomous driving work?
There arefive levels of autonomous driving.
Most people are likely familiar with Tesla’s famous Autopilot, which is a Level 2 driving system.
People have tried to stretch Tesla’s Autopilot system to its limitswith disastrous results.
In a Level 3 autonomous driving environment, the car is smarter.
It can make decisions on its own and requires less human oversight.
Sorry, no sleeping in the car – at least for now.
