Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background information supplied by the inventors: “The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Inter national has specified various levels of driving automation. Specifically, Stand ard J3016 202104, Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automati on Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles, issued by the SAE International on Jan. 1 6, 2014, and most recently revised on Apr. 30, 2021, defines six levels of drivi ng automation. These six levels include: (1) level 0, no automation, in which al l aspects of dynamic driving tasks are performed by a human driver; (2) level 1, driver assistance, in which a driver assistance system, if selected, can execute, using information about the driving environment, either steering or acceleration/deceleration tasks, but all remaining driving dynamic tasks are performed by a human driver; (3) level 2, partial automation, in which one or more driver as sistance systems, if selected, can execute, using information about the driving environment, both steering and acceleration/deceleration tasks, but all remaining driving dynamic tasks are performed by a human driver; (4) level 3, conditional automation, in which an automated driving system, if selected, can execute all aspects of dynamic driving tasks with an expectation that a human driver will respond appropriately to a request to intervene; (5) level 4, high automation, in which an automated driving system, if selected, can execute all aspects of dyna mic driving tasks even if a human driver does not respond appropriately to a req uest to intervene; and (6) level 5, full automation, in which an automated drivi ng system can execute all aspects of dynamic driving tasks under all roadway and environmental conditions that can be managed by a human driver.”
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