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Re:Mercedes Is the First Automaker to Offer Level 3 Self-Dri... by TylerE on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @01:18AM (#34335629)
There’s a big difference between “constantly vigilant” and “you can chill out and watch YouTube, and just, like, don’t be drunk or super stoned

The way I’m reading the SAE, it’s closer to the second. Like, it’s actual real self driving, but might need the user to take back control with a modicum of warning if it sees, say, a construction zone ahead or if it detects too much standing water on the road.

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Re:Mercedes Is the First Automaker to Offer Level 3 Self-Dri... by kortilla on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @10:26PM (#34348795)
Chilling out and watching youtube is still a huge issue though. You lose situational awareness and, drunk or not, you cannot react to sudden urgent issues that confuse the system.
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