Mercedes says Level 3 is too expensive for the level of capability delivered to the customer. (2md story in article)
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China is going to eat everyone’s lunch, Lidar or not, on this topic.
China has begun piloting Level 3 autonomous vehicles on public roads, marking a stride forward in intelligent mobility. But hurdles over liability, infrastructure and commercial rollout remain to be resolved for widespread deployment, said analysts.
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Large-scale deployment also hinges on technical and commercial realities. Automakers are pursuing different technical paths. A good example is the two models that won approval: the Deepal SL03 adopts a sensor-fusion approach without lidar to control costs, while Arcfox Alpha S uses a multi-lidar system to increase safety redundancy and performance.