www.eetimes.com, Mar. 30, 2021 –
Is a driver responsible when a Level 3 vehicle crashes? According to Level 3 definitions, it’s hard to tell.
That there is still no definitive answer to the question is seriously troubling, and so the debate over SAE Level 3 is flaring back up. The controversy is not about the nuts and bolts in the SAE J3016 technical standard put together by SAE International. Instead, the spotlight shines on a broad spectrum of interpretations and loose claims that automakers and tech suppliers are conjuring as they call their new vehicles the "Level 3 of Driving Automation."
The debate within the industry spilled into the public arena with Tesla's recent admission that neither Autopilot nor Full Self-Driving (FSD) will be autonomous systems, an admission that set off an enormous tweet storm.