SAE Updates, Refines Chart of 'Autonomous Driving' Levels
ERIC BARADATGetty Images The engineering group SAE International has updated its Levels of Driving Automation chart with more definitions for the Level 3 and Level 4 autonomous systems, which are in the upper end toward fully self-driving in the famous chart. The basic framework remains the same, with six distinct levels from 0 to 5 between a car that can't handle any self-driving tasks and one that's fully capable of autonomous movement. New rules for remote driving—because that's a thing that's coming—were also updated. SAE International The way the auto industry officially defines th...