Consolidating replies to a bunch of overthinking and a few flat out wrong claims-
There is nothing about FSD beta that suggests it’s L3.
Correct!
The operational design domain is basically unlimited and the system never makes a request to intervene with enough time for the user to safely regain situational awareness.
Also correct-- but still DOES tell the human to fully take back over
all aspects of the DDT-- meaning, by definition and function, it's L2. L5 not only
can not ever require a human do that, it can't even require a human be in the vehicle. Making your NEXT statement factually false:
Again- L5 systems do not request immediate human takeover of the full DDT. Ever. They don't, and
can not by design ever
require a human to even be present. So no, it's not. The highest level that even
ever require a human to be present is L3-- which you've already pointed out the system also does not qualify as. Thus it meets no SAE standard higher than L2.
(and just to head off THIS tangent-- an L4 or L5 system doesn't stop being one if a human happens to BE present- but it can't
require that presence or ever
require any action from the human. Teslas system requires both.)
FSD V11&12 can be categorized as
SAE Level 3
Again no, they factually can not. See Daniel pointing out this fact and one of the specific functions the system lacks but is required for L3.
But is advertised as SAE Level 2 for liability purposes.
This. Is. Not. A Thing.
Nothing in the SAE standard says anything at all about "liability purposes"
The system does not meet the standard for L3 capability or functionality. It does meet the standard for L2. Therefore it's L2.
Everything else is mental masturbation.
It’s Level 2 because Tesla can’t accept liability for what the system does, because the resulting accidents and lawsuits would be huge lol — even one bad accident is a huge deal, as evidenced with Cruise.
Again- no. Nothing in the SAE standard speaks to liability in lawsuits.
It's L2 because that's the highest standard it actually, functionally, and
per the doc you just posted by design intent actually meets.
FSD can be categorized as S3XY69, crazy, 420, improving, sensational, J, wild, etc. BUT it can NOT be categorized as SAE Level 3 since it is in fact an SEA Level 2 standard. In order to be SAE L3 it must meet the standard and be approved in a legal jurisdiction.
Also Not. A. Thing.
An L3 system doesn't only become one when "approved in a legal jurisdiction"
Either it meets the standard or it does not. You point this out yourself right here:
SAE is a standards body and sets them. They are not subjective.
Nothing in the standard for a given level required approval in a legal jurisdiction to meet the standard.