At up to 40 mph, you can watch YouTube and text legally while Mercedes drives.
There are turquoise-colored lights on the exterior that illuminate when the system is working, both to let other drivers know what’s going on and to let police know not to ticket you for texting while driving.
Inside, there are buttons on the steering wheel to engage the system. You have to be on one of the freeways in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, or one of the roadways Mercedes has mapped out for Drive Pilot. And there has to be a car in front of you. Given those circumstances, just press one of the wheel-mounted buttons and voila! You’re relaxed!I drove onto the Santa Monica Freeway during rush hour, starting on the end down by the beach, and almost immediately encountered traffic.
“So, what do you want to do,” asked the Mercedes engineer from the passenger seat. “Here’s a game I like,” she said.And with that we started playing Shuffle Puck, which was kind of like digital Air Hockey. We played it on the infotainment screen. You line up a colored disc, aim it at another colored disc, and try to thwap a third colored disc into the goal. She was very good at it and I lost two games to three.
But the funny thing was, almost immediately upon launching the game, I forgot I was sitting in traffic. It wasn’t until a few games into the session that I looked up and realized we were still in “soul-destroying traffic,” and I was still in the driver’s seat. That was a bit disconcerting, but only for a second.I returned to Shuffle Puck, trying to salvage my chance of winning. I didn’t, but Drive Pilot had transported me away from the miserable slog of Interstate 10 and into a silly game.
The price is $2500 a year, which is steep, but Drive Pilot has a lot of electronics attached. Before you can use it, you have to watch a seven-minute video that explains what it is and how it works. But then, go ahead and dive into traffic. You may actually look forward to your commute.? Please comment below.
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