Mercedes Gets Approval for Turquoise Automated Driving Lights

Re:Mercedes Gets Approval for Turquoise Automated Driving Li... by greggsy on Saturday December 23, 2023 @11:43AM (#38745527)

In Australia, cars have red rear lights on at all times, so it’s easy to distinguish a reversing car or a headlight.

Also, aren’t all cars now required to have front on driving lights in most jurisdictions, separate to headlights?

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Re:Mercedes Gets Approval for Turquoise Automated Driving Li... by nullhole on Saturday December 23, 2023 @12:39PM (#38746142)

Do you mean that the daytime running lights for all new cars include both front (white) and rear (red) lights?

If so, that's a good precedent for other jurisdictions. A longstanding gripe of mine has been that, in Canada at least, new cars are only required to have front lights illuminated in daytime, afaik. The practical effect is that it is a regular occurrence to have dangerous situations where cars with no rear lights illuminated are driving in dim / rainy conditions.

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Re:Mercedes Gets Approval for Turquoise Automated Driving Li... by thrixton on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:10PM (#38767217)

Are you referring to when the headlights are on?

Distinguished from Daytime Running Lights.

Because otherwise this is just wrong.

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