The leading German luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz received regulatory approval for the deployment of the self-driving system in Germany, and the company received the green light for the sale of the Drive-Baillot package. Its "Drive Pilot" used the company's "Otopan" network spaces in the country at only 60 km/h, thus making progress in the race to offer higher levels in one of the world's most competitive car markets.
It is the first automaker to meet UN-R157's requirements for conditional driving without the use of hands, having obtained the approval of a valid international system for the new S and EQS level 3.
The Mercedes-Benz 3-level technology appears to be ready to launch, having provided the UN-R requirements 157 a United Nations regulation setting standards for autonomous 3-level technology in vehicles.
It is important to note that although this is a United Nations regulation of international scope, individual countries continue to establish their own rules regarding autonomous technology in vehicles; Of course, obtaining international approval goes a long way in persuading countries to grant approval to automakers, and Germany has already done so with Mercedes, and testing is done to make it available in the United States and China, once the regulations for those designated areas allow level 3 technology.
In level 3 Drive Pilot cars, the system can operate in heavy and congested traffic at speeds up to 60 km/h).
However, given the status of the climb and jump from level 2 to level 3, this means a higher level of attitude awareness and decision-making from the car's systems, allowing the driver to go completely handless and even divert attention out of the way in front of him, yet the driver still has to be prepared to intervene if necessary.
Mercedes was not the first to receive Level 3 international approval, it was not the first to introduce this technique, it was not the first to use it, Audi was the first to introduce Level 3 functions on the A8 in 2017, but it was not able to activate it because no one allowed it, it was actually Honda that got the crown for the first use earlier this year, with the Honda Legend sedan being used.
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