What Programming Language Do Self-Driving Cars Use?

What Programming Language Do Self-Driving Cars Use?

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...
Why Do We Need Self-Driving Vehicles?

Why Do We Need Self-Driving Vehicles?

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...
What is Level 5 Autonomous Driving?

What is Level 5 Autonomous Driving?

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...
What is Level 4 Autonomous Driving?

What is Level 4 Autonomous Driving?

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...
What is Level 3 Autonomous Driving?

What is Level 3 Autonomous Driving?

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)...