The Autonomous Road Ahead
AVs (autonomous vehicles) will unlock opportunities for businesses, consumers, and society, but the road to reaching true autonomous driving is a long one—with bumps, pivots, and potholes—and with many challenges and opportunities. So, the question at hand is: what comes next?
To answer these questions, we must first unpack where we are right now. We know different levels of autonomy include semi-autonomous that require driver assistance to fully autonomous. And of course, the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) has the 6 levels of driving automation, which ranges from fully manual (0) to fully autonomous (5).
The reality is right now most cars only include basic ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems). Broadly, the current highest state of autonomy in the private automotive industry today is SAE Level 2, which is partial automation. Making the jump from Level 2 to Level 3 is a big one, as Level 3 is where the automated driving function takes over certain driving tasks.
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