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Mercedes Is The First Automaker To Offer Level 3 Self-Driving In The US

• https://insideevs.com, By: Iulian Dnistran

The Mercedes-Benz booth at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) showcased a bunch of new technology that the German brand is preparing for the following months.

The biggest piece of news was the company's plan to build its own, $1-billion global network of fast chargers, but another interesting story sort of went under the radar, and it's about Mercedes-Benz becoming the first automaker to offer certified Level 3 self-driving technology in the United States.

Back in 2022, the German marque began selling its top-tier autonomous driving system dubbed Drive Pilot in Germany, after receiving the first-ever certificate of compliance for an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

Now, during CES 2023, Mercedes announced that its Drive Pilot system has been approved by the state of Nevada and it's waiting for the American state to issue the official certificate of compliance, which should happen "within the two weeks," according to the company's press release.

But that's not all. When the German carmaker applied for certification in Nevada, it also did the same thing in California, and it's "optimistic" that the Golden State will "follow soon".

Mercedes' Level 3 conditionally automated driving assistant can, on suitable highway sections and where traffic density is high, offer to take over the driving, leaving the driver free to do something else, like watch a movie or participate in a meeting.


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