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- Jan 2020
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Level 0 is no automation whatsoever. Level 1 is partial assistance with certain aspects of driving, like lane keep assist or adaptive cruise control. Level 2 is a step up to systems that can take control of the vehicle in certain situations, like Tesla's Autopilot or Cadillac's Super Cruise, while still requiring the driver to pay attention. Get past that and we enter the realm of speculation: Level 3 promises full computer control under defined conditions during a journey, Level 4 expands that to start-to-finish autonomous tech limited only by virtual safeguards like a geofence, and Level 5 is the total hands-off, go-anywhere-at-the-push-of-a-button experience.
Description of 6 levels defining autonomous cars:
- Level 0 - no automation.
- Level 1 - partial assistance with certain aspects of driving, like lane keep assist or adaptive cruise control.
- Level 2 - step up to systems that can take control of the vehicle in certain situations, like Tesla's Autopilot or Cadillac's Super Cruise, while still requiring the driver to pay attention.
- Level 3 - promises full computer control under defined conditions during a journey.
- Level 4 - expands that to start-to-finish autonomous tech limited only by virtual safeguards like a geofence.
- Level 5 - total hands-off, go-anywhere-at-the-push-of-a-button experience.
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The CEO of Volkswagen's autonomous driving division recently admitted that Level 5 autonomy—that's full computer control of the vehicle with zero limitations—might actually never happen.
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