Germany Clears Mercedes-Benz’s Hands-Free Drive System

Germany Clears Mercedes-Benz’s Hands-Free Drive System
The Mercedes Benz star is seen on the bonnet of a new Mercedes-Benz S-Class limousine at the company's test center, near Immendingen, Germany, on Oct. 14, 2020. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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BERLIN—Germany’s car watchdog has cleared Mercedes-Benz’s semi-autonomous driving system, paving the way for the Daimler AG subsidiary to begin offering its Drive Pilot system internationally.

The highly automated system allows the driver to focus on other activities while a car equipped with the technology is in heavy traffic or on congested highways, Mercedes-Benz said in a statement on Thursday.