Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving
www.techspot.com
Most street legal vehicles utilize a combination of three colored lights: white for headlights and reverse lights, red for tail and brake lights, and orange for blinkers....

Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined

  • Synthead@lemmy.worldEnglish
    104·
    11 months ago

    You’re still the driver in the self-driving car. If someone honks, you have pedals and a wheel in front of you. It always comes down to driver neglect. It’s like blaming the cruise control for speeding, but giving cruise control more responsibilities.

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      11 months ago

      The standard should endure past this stage. It’s not necessary now, but it would be good to start getting used to some kind of a symbol now

      Eventually when cars move past this stage, then we’ll need it

    • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
      5·
      11 months ago

      Today, sure.
      But in 20-50 years, switching to manual driving may be a whole process. It may even be illegal in a full self driving car. In an environment of mixed automated and manual driving, having indicator lights for the autos makes a lot of sense.