That might be true, but as opposed to Tesla, Mercedes is willing to take on the liability if something happens while the system is online.
If I'm not mistaken the law requires a 10 second take over period before it disengages.
For the moment Tesla can't or won't do the same. Not in Germany, Not in America. Nowhere.
In the end we will see who is better (it might be Tesla, or another company, or all of them in close succession).
But right now Tesla is saying and implying a lot of things but still requires the driver to be in full control at any moment (wink-winknudge-nudge), while Mercedes decided that there are situation where they got this.
> There is absolutely no way this has better capabilities than Tesla.
Why would there be absolutely no way? People keep forgetting that Tesla is actually a small newcomer in the automotive sector.
They were ahead of the peak because established automotive companies slept on the market, but that does not mean these behemoths just gonna keep sleeping on it and leave it to Tesla without even trying to compete.
Expect to see more of this happening over the next decade, these companies might be slow to adapt, but once they get momentum behind their mass it will be very difficult for Tesla to keep up with them.
Tesla achieved their mission of accelerating the worlds transition to sustainable energy.
Unfortunately Tesla will be dead in that future.
It’s already happening in California. Young FAANG engineers respect Teslas less, compared to 5 years ago. And a higher % of techies are considering Audi, BMW, and Porsche EVs.
It may indeed have more sensors, but that doesn't mean it's more sophisticated.