A completely automated car that can drive itself anywhere, anytime, is the dream of drivers and manufacturers. It's called Level 5 on the self-driving scale, and you could take a nap in the back seat because no human attention is required. Artificial intelligence would control the car's operation, probably better than a human driver - no steering wheel needed.
We're not there yet. In fact, many experts think Level 5 may be impossible because it's orders of magnitude harder than Levels 1-4.
A Level 4 self-driving car can handle everything - but only under certain conditions and in certain locations. A possible example might be a taxi only serving a particular route. A fundamental moral shift takes place at Level 4: the manufacturer is responsible for the car at this point, not the driver.
It's Level 4 that shows big progress. Daimler, Waymo, and GM are advancing the technology.
from MindMattersAI
(cont'd tomorrow)
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