Mercedes-Benz Drive Pilot: The Luxury Car Maker’s Self-Driving Car System Explained

With AI becoming more and more common, manufacturers are competing

to be the first to produce a fully autonomous vehicle. Even if some cars on the road

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have some degree of autonomous driving capabilities, drivers must still keep

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eyes on the road and be ready to take control. Other manufacturers will undoubtedly be catching

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the first SAE Level 31 conditionally autonomous driving car to be licensed in the United States.

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When a vehicle manufacturer labels it as self-driving, that doesn't imply you can kick back

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