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Levels of Automation Q & A

The document outlines the five levels of automation in autonomous vehicles as defined by the NHTSA and SAE International. Level 0 requires full human control, while Level 5 represents complete autonomy in all driving scenarios. Each level progressively increases the vehicle's ability to perform driving tasks with varying degrees of human oversight and intervention.

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Levels of Automation Q & A

The document outlines the five levels of automation in autonomous vehicles as defined by the NHTSA and SAE International. Level 0 requires full human control, while Level 5 represents complete autonomy in all driving scenarios. Each level progressively increases the vehicle's ability to perform driving tasks with varying degrees of human oversight and intervention.

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11.

B Explain the levels of automation and its signi cance in autonomous


vehicles
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FIVE LEVELS OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING


Autonomous driving has been progressing through increased levels of driver assistance over
the past decade with fully automated or self-driving cars being evaluated in constrained
environments. In 2013, the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traf'c Safety
Administration (NHTSA) de'ned 've different levels of autonomous driving and updated the
policy in 2016 to reflect that they have of'cially adopted the levels of autonomy outlined in the
SAE International’s J3016 document. The degree of automation is formally recognized in the
autonomous driving system (ADS) through these 've levels of driver assistance whose
de'nitions are given below:

Level 0: This is the basic level which is the same as what we are used to with conventional
vehicles, i.e., the driver (human) controls everything: steering, throttle, acceleration and
brakes.

Level 1: This is a driver assistance level where a special function such as steering or
accelerating can be done automatically by the vehicle controller, but most functions of driving
are still under the control of the driver.

Level 2: From level 2, the autonomy moves into a different level where at least one driver
assistance system, such as speed control and lane-centering, is automated using information
about the driving environment. The driver is disengaged from physically operating the
vehicle by having his or her hands off the steering wheel and foot off the acceleration pedal
at the same time but must always be ready to take control of the vehicle when needed.

Level 3: In level 3, the vehicle ADS can perform the safety critical functions of cruising
and steering under certain traf'c or environmental conditions, although drivers are still
necessary in a stand-by mode. The driver is, however, not required to monitor the driving
conditions as in the previous levels. The technical challenge associated in this level is the
transfer of control from vehicle to human when needed.
Level 4: This level is when the driving is fully autonomous and vehicles’ ADS are designed
to manoeuvre through the roadway and perform all safety critical driving functions within the
operational design domain of the vehicle. The design domain does not cover every driving
scenario.

Level 5: This ADS in level 5 requires a fully autonomous system where the vehicle self-
driving performance is to equal or exceed that of a human driver in every driving scenario
including extreme environments such as dirt roads.

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