diplomat33
Average guy who loves autonomous vehicles
It's not there yet but I do think that Nav on AP will eventually bring AP up to Level 3 Autonomy on the highway. Here's why I think that. I was reminded in a previous thread that a big requirement for L3 is that the car needs to be able to notify the driver in advance when the driver will need to take back control. Nav on AP introduces some new warnings that AP did not have before that I think come close to doing that:
- It warns the driver in advance when it is about to disengage because it reaches the end of a highway.
- It warns the driver of limited functionality when it detects a construction zone ahead.
- It warns the driver of limited functionality when it detects severe weather.
- It warns the driver in advance that it will disengage when it detects an exit that it cannot handle.
So when Nav on AP is able to handle auto lane changes without driver input and thus is able to handle large parts of highway driving on its own without driver input and notifies the driver when it will need to disengage, I would think that comes pretty darn close to Level 3 Autonomy.
- It warns the driver in advance when it is about to disengage because it reaches the end of a highway.
- It warns the driver of limited functionality when it detects a construction zone ahead.
- It warns the driver of limited functionality when it detects severe weather.
- It warns the driver in advance that it will disengage when it detects an exit that it cannot handle.
So when Nav on AP is able to handle auto lane changes without driver input and thus is able to handle large parts of highway driving on its own without driver input and notifies the driver when it will need to disengage, I would think that comes pretty darn close to Level 3 Autonomy.