The first"level 3" self-driving car has gone on sale in the U.S. — almost a year after Mercedes-Benz received the green light to sell vehicles fitted with its autopilot software, dubbed"Drive Pilot."
Most of the self-driving cars on the road today are level 1 or level 2. This means they offer"driver support" features, including automatic emergency braking, blind spot warning, lane centering and adaptive cruise control. In level 3 self-driving vehicles — like cars fitted with Mercedes-Benz's Drive Pilot system — the person in the driver's seat would not actively need to drive the car while the automated driving features are engaged.
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