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It’s not too surprising given the very specific conditions Mercedes runs in.


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- Only in CA and NV

- Only below 40mph

- Only on specifically mapped freeways ("only available on freeways that have been mapped by Mercedes")

- There MUST be a vehicle in front of your car

- "reasonable road conditions with readable markings and lines"

- "clear weather"

- Daytime only ("Drive Pilot can’t be used at night or in the rain, and the headlights and wipers must be set to auto for it to work. ")

- Can't be in a construction zone

https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/27/23892154/mercedes-benz-dr...


Interested to see how it performs in Nevada, Botts' dots can be confusing to self-driving AI models learned on normal highway stripes/lane markings. The Vegas strip notably has very limited lane markings.

The requirement to have a car in front of you is also very interesting.


(daytime + clear weather + reasonable road conditions + vehicle in front) AND (mapped freeways + CA/NV + below 40mph)

So... That rules out nearly all driving, probably usable for 0.1% of driving.


that covers like 90% of commute and bulk of my weekly driving time and miles for me and I would say it is true lot of Bay Area driving commuters who take something like the 101 or 880 to work . I would expect 405 say in LA etc have similar conditions .

It is not solving a pain point for you and others I understand but for the BMW sedan target demographic I think has a good overlap to these conditions to their typical usage


> Only below 40mph

> Only on specifically mapped freeways

Those two seem to contradict each other - there are no freeways in CA or NV where you can (safely) drive below 40mph


It is right now only to be used in rush hour style traffic. Cannot speak for NV but CA is miserable during peak rush.


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While FSD was over promised and under delivered. Your statement is pretty unsubstantiated.




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