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Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers (www.techspot.com)

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[–] Tangent5280@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I dont understand, does benz have leverage in the german government?

[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

Yes, the German economy still heavily relies on the car industry.
And it's not just leverage, they literally employ "consultants" (lobbyists) who draft bills which are then introduced into the legislative process and voted on by members of parlament who have neither the time nor the technical know-how to understand them. German car makers effectively write their own regulations.

[–] Rykzon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

It's a bit of a meme because german politics is so heavily lobbied by our car industry.