Self-driving Mercedes-Benz is unveiled - and it should be available within seven years.

[PoliticAverse]

Daimler, the maker of Mercedes-Benz and Smart cars, has announced that it will start selling a self-driving car by 2020.

It is thought the car will be able to drive on its own in most situations but will still hand control back to the driver during difficult situations such as dealing with traffic lights.

The move could help Daimler regain its position as the leading luxury car market from its rival BMW

We want to be the first to launch autonomous functions in production vehicles. You can be sure: we will accomplish that in this decade,’ said Daimler head of development Thomas Weber.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. I will buy five and put them to work making deliveries.

Meanwhile, I'll be at home surfing for funny kitteh gifs.

[MuseRider]

2. It may be that my husband, at 65, may never drive again.

I was just teasing him about getting one of these, he hates having me drive him everywhere and while I don't mind I do get tired of giving up so much time to sitting in parking lots while he has meetings to attend. You don't usually see a Mercedes driving down a gravel road from a farm but hey, I own a Smart Car that is not crazy about the gravel but it works!

I can see this being something really great for some people. I hope it works, it scares me a bit but then driving with texters does too.