Mercedes beats Tesla, sells Level 3 autonomous cars on US soil [Video]

German luxury brand Mercedes has beaten Tesla and has already sold a vehicle with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities on US soil, according to a Fortune report. The feature called Drive Pilot allows the driver to take their eyes off the road and hands off the steering wheel under certain conditions. 

Elon Musk has been touting Tesla’s Full Self Driving (FSD) features for years. Last month, Version 12 of FSDwas released with a Supervised tag, completing a long-promised task of taking FSD out of beta. Yet, the superior features that Musk speaks about allow Tesla cars to stay in their lanes, brake in case of an emergency, and warn the driver about blind spots but require the driver to keep their attention on …