Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving
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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....

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  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4512·
    11 months ago

    Seems like a bad idea - you know someone is going to figure out how to take advantage of that.

    • Scofflaw - ai has no pride or ego so I can cut them off at will and they will always back down
    • scammer - manufacturer has deep pockets - where’s my neck brace?
    • filcuk@lemmy.zipEnglish
      171·
      11 months ago

      I’m sorry, but I can’t actually imagine that happening where I live.
      Do people who cut others off care who’s driving?

      • ridethisbike@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        11 months ago

        He’s referring to a group of people they intentionally cut others off and slam on the brakes to induce an accident that they can sue over. And it happens a lot. Dash cams are saviors.

      • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        13·
        11 months ago

        I’m sure some people take age, gender, and/or race into consideration when deciding who they can cut off

          • otp@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            43·
            11 months ago

            Or you might be underestimating the lengths racists would go to just to inconvenience someone who looks like a foreigner

    • KevonLooney@lemm.eeEnglish
      104·
      11 months ago

      • Scofflaw - Why does the person in the self-driving car care? They’re just chilling. Zooming ahead of other cars doesn’t get you more than a few minutes ahead. If that’s really important to you, you should have left your house a few minutes earlier.

      • Scammer - These cars are covered in cameras and radars. These are the opposite of the cars you want to jump in front of (except Tesla, which sucks). They’ll probably just film you launching yourself from the curb and stop before they hit you. I guess you can get on America’s Funniest Home Videos?