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Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers (www.techspot.com)
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Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You're still the driver in the self-driving car. If someone honks, you have pedals and a wheel in front of you. It always comes down to driver neglect. It's like blaming the cruise control for speeding, but giving cruise control more responsibilities.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    The standard should endure past this stage. It's not necessary now, but it would be good to start getting used to some kind of a symbol now

    Eventually when cars move past this stage, then we'll need it

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    Today, sure.
    But in 20-50 years, switching to manual driving may be a whole process. It may even be illegal in a full self driving car. In an environment of mixed automated and manual driving, having indicator lights for the autos makes a lot of sense.

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