A few decades ago, we expected to see within the next few years cars capable of drive alone, without driver intervention. It was believed that everyone could go to work while sleeping or reading the newspaper. Admittedly, some cars already offer very advanced technology that theoretically makes this possible. But regulations often prevent this, limiting autonomous driving to fast lanes in a straight line. Today, only a few brands are equipped with this feature, but we can name Tesla or Mercedes in particular.
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Polestar coming soon
BMW also offers hands-free driving up to 130 km/h on the 7 and 5 series models. But now another brand is soon to offer this innovative technology on its cars. This is the Polestar, which is still not sold in France, despite the end of the conflict with Citroën over the logo of the Swedish firm. The latter recently announced that its next Polestar 4 sedan will soon be equipped level 3 autonomous driving. Thus, like the Mercedes EQS, under certain conditions it will be possible to hit the road without touching the steering wheel and drive the vehicle.
Not with us
However, we will still have to show a little patience, because this technology will not be offered to us immediately. Indeed, the first customers in China will be able to experience this technology, which will then be rejected in Europe a little later. We don’t yet know the details of this feature at this point, but it’s sure to be coming to Mercedes and will probably use LiDAR sensor. To be continued !
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Source: Auto Plus
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