Mercedes-Benz has introduced it’s the world’s first automaker to obtain approval from United States authorities to make use of particular exterior marker lights to suggest when a automobile is driving autonomously. The German carmaker says the automated driving marker lights will initially be built-in into take a look at automobiles in California outfitted with Drive Pilot.

Two years in the past, Drive Pilot, which is the world’s first SAE Stage 3 system for conditionally automated driving with internationally legitimate kind approval, acquired certification to be used in Germany. This 12 months, the system was licensed for us in Nevada and California – every state within the US requires separate certification. Drive Pilot is already accessible for orders since 2022 in Germany, whereas within the US, the primary manufacturing automobiles just lately made their debut on the freeways of California and Nevada.

Based on Mercedes-Benz, the inclusion of marker lights will considerably improve public acceptance of automated driving and contribute to highway security. The corporate mentioned it went with turquoise-coloured marker lights because of the hue’s visibility and differentiation from present car lighting and visitors indicators.

“As well as, based on the findings of quite a few take a look at research, turquoise is the optimum color for automated driving. Each physiological and psychological components attest to larger values in turquoise in nearly all areas than was the case with different colors,” the carmaker mentioned in its launch.

Check automobiles in California, the place the corporate’s exemption allow is legitimate for 2 years, may have turquoise-coloured marker lights built-in into the entrance headlamps and rear taillights in addition to the 2 aspect mirrors. In the meantime, the Nevada allow applies to Mercedes-Benz mannequin 12 months 2026 manufacturing automobiles and can stay legitimate till a statutory modification is achieved with the state legislature. Drive Pilot can be accessible with the 2024 mannequin 12 months EQS and S-Class automobiles in California and Nevada from early subsequent 12 months.

Shifting ahead, Mercedes-Benz says it’s dedicated to standardising the color turquoise as a method to visualise the automated driving state. It provides that there’s presently no common framework for utilizing turquoise lights in manufacturing automobiles within the US, China or the UN-ECE (United Nations Financial Fee for Europe).

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