It feels like autonomous cars have been “right around the corner” for the last decade in a never-ending cycle of automakers promising their arrival. Well, if Mercedes-Benz has anything to do with it, that might finally be true: The brand’s new Drive Pilot will be the first Level 3 autonomous system to hit the U.S. market. Edmunds’ Brian Wong gets behind the wheel — and takes his hands off it — in this video, where we put Drive Pilot to the test for the first time.

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00:00 Intro
00:47 Level 3 Changes
2:00 Drive Pilot Engaged
03:51 Infotainment Freedom
04:40 Drive Pilot Conditions and Safety Measures
07:28 Vehicle Liability
8:00 System Requirements
09:23 Edmunds' Take

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