Soon, self-driving cars will be everywhere. But did you know there are varying degrees of automation?
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2020
Currently there are 2.4m vehicles on the road with some level of automation.
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2050
Level 1
Single automated system like adaptive cruise control features, e.g. monitoring speed
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Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. The vehicle can control steering and acceleration.
Level 3
Conditional automation can alert to any vehicles nearby and make steering adjustments.
Level 4
High-driving automation. Vehicles can intervene if things go wrong.
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Full driving automation. Does not require human attention. No pedals or steering wheels.
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