by Dom | Jan 25, 2020 | General
I’m not a computer programmer, so when I decided to look into the question of which programming language autonomous vehicles use, I quickly realized how naive that question really was. Autonomous cars use a complex combination of hardware and software to do what...
by Dom | Jan 4, 2020 | General
While I’ve touched a little bit about the general advantages of autonomous vehicles in the past, especially in the post about level 5 automation, the topic definitely merits its own exploration. There are numerous reasons that self-driving cars are needed, but...
by Dom | Dec 12, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
We’ve finally reached the namesake of this site. Regardless of if you interpret the “auto” in level 5 auto to mean automobile or autonomous, you’re in the right place to learn more. What is Level 5 Driving? Level 5 driving is full driving...
by Dom | Dec 3, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
Level 4 autonomous driving is pretty much what someone might expect a car can do when they are asked to think about a “self-driving” car — a phrase that SAE International purposefully avoids. If level 3 is termed “conditional driving...
by Dom | Nov 24, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
Level 3 driving automation represents a huge leap forward in the classification of autonomy. It’s known as “conditional driving automation.” What is Level 3 Automation? In level 3, the car’s systems perform the entire dynamic driving task (DDT)...
by Dom | Nov 20, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
If level 1 of autonomous driving can be thought of as “driver assistance,” then level can be referred to as “partial driving automation.” At level 2, the car’s systems offer the human driver sustained assistance in both controlling the cars steering and acceleration...
by Dom | Nov 15, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
Level 1 autonomous driving is the first true tier of driving autonomy. (I discussed level 0 is previous post.) In level 1, the car’s systems offer the human driver sustained assistance in either the task of moving the car from side-to-side or when it accelerates...
by Dom | Nov 5, 2019 | Autonomous Driving Levels
When I was first researching the distinctions between the five levels of autonomous driving, I was surprised to find that there are actually six. Though we often hear the namesake of this site (level 5 autonomous vehicles) being discussed, those conversations are...
