Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers

If we need warning lights for self driving cars, the technology is not ready.

That's actually a fantastic idea

I for one would like to know when another car isn't being driven by a human.

Just seeing a turn signal on a Mercedes or BMW is enough for me to assume the driver isn't the one in control.

Good idea I think, but these could be mistaken for reversing lights

Even if this would be a good idea, you can't just put some non regulated lights on a car. This would need a law change in Germany to be approved and would probably take years of burocrazy until she get beards figured out the exact hue these lights need to emit. But I guess Mercedes already wrote that law for our government to copy. How convenient.

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?

I was just thinking, gosh, it's been awhile since a new car signal dropped. This is a super interesting idea - not sure if it's a GOOD idea but seems worth exploring

Do the same thing, but hook it up to a camera that detects if your eyes are on the road lol.

Brb, wiring up a set of these so I can blame the car for missing a speed sign

Watch this turn into a status thing that starts trending.

I think it would be also cool to have an indicator if the car in front of you has cruise control on

Wow I’ve been thinking about that for a while now. We should be able to tell when someone is driving or an Ai is.

This could be useful as a communication medium where the car transmits data through the light to the neighbours.

Blue bubbles?

I have a prototype self driving system in my car. It drives logically and consistently, but it doesn't behave like a human.

This would be a really helpful feature as self driving becomes more common.

And I live in California. Of course we're going to help rich people avoid all consequences of their actions. Because paying attention to where your 1 ton metal missile is going is too much to ask. But only if you can afford the turquoise lights.

The point of the lights obviously being to push the responsibility onto the drivers around the self-driven car, rather than the manufacturer who actually made the faulty autopilot.

why would i need to know another car is self driving though?