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 indicate 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 autos 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 sort approval, acquired certification to be used in Germany. This yr, 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 autos not too long ago made their debut on the freeways of California and Nevada.

In line with Mercedes-Benz, the inclusion of marker lights will considerably improve public acceptance of automated driving and contribute to street security. The corporate mentioned it went with turquoise-coloured marker lights as a result of hue’s visibility and differentiation from current car lighting and site visitors indicators.

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

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

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