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...
Category: 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 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...
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...
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...
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...