SAE International and ISO Collaborate to Update and Refine Industry-Recognized SAE Levels of Driving Automation Share Article Updated SAE J3016™ Recommended Practice Refined for Clarity and International Audience “Our collaborative partnership with ISO allowed us to expand and refine the Recommended Practice to better equip international customers with clear, concise and consistent language and definitions.” Barbara Wendling, chairperson for the SAE J3016 Technical Standards Committee WARRENDALE, Pa. (PRWEB) May 03, 2021 With the rapid advancement of driving automation, SAE International, in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), announced today an important update to the industry’s most-cited reference for driving automation capabilities: SAE J3016™ Recommended Practice: Taxonomy and Definitions for Terms Related to Driving Automation Systems for On-Road Motor Vehicles, commonly referenced as the SAE Levels of Driving Automation™. SAE J3016 provides a taxonomy with supporting terms and definitions for SAE’s six levels of driving automation. The SAE Levels range from no driving automation at Level 0 to full driving automation at Level 5, in the context of motor vehicles and their operation on roadways.