sedan, according to Reuters. Deliveries of vehicles with the tech are expected to begin before the end of the year.
“Drive Pilot” is currently the most advanced ADAS system currently available in the US. Tesla’s Autopilot and General Motors’s Super Cruise technologies are both classified as Level 2 systems, which can handle some driving tasks but require the driver to pay full attention to the road should they need to take over. Tesla’s system has been the subject of intense scrutiny over the last year and in February the companyThursday’s approval isn’t the first such win for Mercedes.
to deploy vehicles equipped with “Drive Pilot” on state roads. We’ll see what state is next to follow the pair’s lead.