With current legislation changing in UK and now also for UNECE, we are getting closer to be able to get automated driving in the beginning of next year. Let's hope that Tesla will be a front-runner to get the cars approved for L3!
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"It will enter into force in January 2023 in those contracting parties which decide to apply it."
Let's hope we're one of them
This is a great example of what happens when the current legislation is not made in a way that approves the user of automated systems.But I just can't see it....I mean we got nerfed a few weeks ago to stop the car from being able to exit the motorway by itself due to some legislation that it was running foul of.
The linked article is one of the best, and simplest, explanations of the various autonomy levels I’ve seen. It does seem to me that if Tesla won’t / can’t get approval for the level 3 ‘motorway traffic jam chauffeur’ and other suppliers do, they will lose all credibility in terms of providing ‘FSD’. I rather naively assumed that this facility would soon be rolled out as a minor software update to basic autopilot. On the face of it, all that is required is to remove the requirement for steering wheel nags with autopilot engaged on appropriate roads below 37mph. Of course, it’s a lot more complicated than this, not least because of the insurance implications if the person in the driving seat isn’t driving.The number of driver assist aids/features and becoming level 3 are often mixed up
This article seems to explain it, the Mercedes EQS L3 motorway cruise thing is low on feature count as it’s literally just a lane keep and speed control system on driving features but it is wrapped with the safeguards and hand off features to and from the driver and who takes accountability.
Self-Driving Levels and Tesla
Self-driving levels have been defined, but what does that mean for Teslatesla-info.com
Things like taking an exit is a feature Tesla has but at level 2, and the recent change is really just to make it consistent with it's other lane change operation. Tesla seem set on a complete feature stack but that doesn’t move you towards level 3 at all as Mercedes have shown, it's more like they're trying to shoot straight for level 4 if not level 5 if you believe the robotaxi rhetoric. In human terms Tesla seem to be trying to run without learning to walk in terms of driving accountability.
I have read variations of this over the years, see this as a number of steps rather than shoot for the end goal in one and the next highly valuable step for me would be motorway level 3 driving at the speed limit. These regulations are allowing that. I'm quite happy to drive to the motorway, and if I could then get the car to drive for the next hour until I get off the motorway it would be beneficial to a lot of people. I'd give that over L2 city street driving I still need to supervise for the next 5 years. Urban self driving will be a massive advantage to me when I'm no longer able to drive myself through old age and infirmity rather than it being seen as safer than the average driver. Hopefully Tesla still have 30 years to do that for me.