Mercedes-Benz Can Now Sell Semi-Autonomous Vehicles In California
The California Department of Motor Vehicles said it issued an autonomous vehicle deployment permit allowing Mercedes-Benz USA LLC to offer its Drive Pilot automated driving system on designated state highways under certain conditions without the active control of a human driver.
Atlanta-based Mercedes-Benz USA is now the first company authorized to sell or lease to the public vehicles outfitted with what’s called an SAE Level 3 automated driving system, according to the California DMV.
Under the deployment permit, Mercedes-Benz can offer its Drive Pilot system in the Bay Area, Central Valley, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, but the system can only be operated on state highways — no city or county streets — during the day at a maximum speed of 40 miles per hour.
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