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Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Turquoise taillights tell you this Mercedes is driving autonomously::California and Nevada have approved a test of the new light color.

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[–] Jilanico 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I feel this is just painting a target on self driving cars for luddites.

If the autopilot without turquoise lights does something dumb, the driver is just another idiot, oh well. If the autopilot with turquoise lights does something dumb, all self driving cars are the devil.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Don't know why you're downvoted. This is an honest possibility. They already coalroll cyclists and Priuses.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m thinking they should be worth half points in games of chicken..