Michael Ten to [email protected]English • 7 months agoMercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the roadfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1598
arrow-up1598external-linkMercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S. that don't come with a requirement that drivers watch the roadfortune.comMichael Ten to [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish59•7 months agoHmm, so only on a very small number of predetermined routes, and at very slow speeds for those roads. Still impressive, but not as impressive as the headline makes out.
minus-squareVindictiveJudgelinkfedilinkEnglish50•7 months agoAnd definitely not worth the $2500 a year they’re asking for the feature.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish36•7 months agoChances are, If you can afford the car, then that amount is nothing to you.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish14•7 months agoHaving known one, some of their customers love their feature loaded cars to brag about and feel extra special. Some will definitely pay the 2.5k gladly.
minus-squareVeraxuslinkfedilinkEnglish17•edit-27 months agoIf they assume full liability for any collisions while the feature is active (and it looks like they do), then I can see that being fair.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•7 months agoCome on, you have been able to pay the price of that Mercedes in the first place. These 2500 are not going to hurt.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•7 months agoMany people use credit to buy a car out of their league.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•edit-27 months agoThey may do so. I have no mercy for them.
minus-squarejust another devAlinkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-27 months agoThen those people might as well take an extra loan for 2500 a year. I’m not sure what the point is you’re trying to make here.
minus-squareTurunlinkfedilinkEnglish8•7 months agoYes, but it’s actually level 3. Not the Tesla “full self driving - no wait we actually lied to you, you need to be alert at all times” bullshit.
Hmm, so only on a very small number of predetermined routes, and at very slow speeds for those roads.
Still impressive, but not as impressive as the headline makes out.
And definitely not worth the $2500 a year they’re asking for the feature.
Chances are, If you can afford the car, then that amount is nothing to you.
Having known one, some of their customers love their feature loaded cars to brag about and feel extra special. Some will definitely pay the 2.5k gladly.
Conspicuous Consumption.
If they assume full liability for any collisions while the feature is active (and it looks like they do), then I can see that being fair.
Come on, you have been able to pay the price of that Mercedes in the first place.
These 2500 are not going to hurt.
Many people use credit to buy a car out of their league.
They may do so. I have no mercy for them.
Then those people might as well take an extra loan for 2500 a year. I’m not sure what the point is you’re trying to make here.
Yes, but it’s actually level 3.
Not the Tesla “full self driving - no wait we actually lied to you, you need to be alert at all times” bullshit.
We’ll wait and see i guess