[iknowstuff]

Ah yes the Mercedes L4

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h3WiY_4kgkE

The one which needs a leading vehicle to follow below 40mph on some stretches of freeways? Try to look up videos of it from owners that are not press or mercedes reps.

[digitalPhonix]

That’s clearly marketed as Level 3. As in, level 3 is publicly available and usable on public roads right now.

From: https://www.mbusa.com/en/owners/manuals/drive-pilot

> Raising the bar in autonomous driving technology, Mercedes-Benz is the first automobile manufacturer in the US to achieve a Level 3 certification based on a 0-5 scale from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Under specific conditions, our technology allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel, eyes off the road — and take in their surroundings

(Specific conditions being the lead car and speed limits you noted, but that’s not what the person you’re replying to is talking about)

Additionally to their level 3 system, they’ve been granted permission to test Level 4 systems not for public use/availability, on a prototype vehicle:

https://www.wardsauto.com/autonomous-adas/mercedes-benz-gain...

[watwut]

They even take legal responsibility for crash in those circumstances. Because they trust it to work in specified circumstances.

[razemio]

Not sure about other countries but in Germany L4 is only active on freeways up to certain speeds. The video you linked is not showing this. At least the parts where I skipped through.

[iknowstuff]

With a lead car, on select sections without any significant bends, in perfect weather, and with a speed limit*