- Varying degrees of machine augmentation or automation of human driving capacity
- Five levels of autonomous driving by US NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
- (Level 0): No assistance or automation
- Function-specific Automation (Level 1): i.e. ABS, ESC
- Combined Function Automation (Level 2): i.e. Adaptive Cruise Control with Lane Centering
- Limited Self-Driving Automation (Level 3): i.e. Tesla Autopilot or early Google Car test vehicles
- Full Self-Driving Automation (Level 4): i.e. Google Car
Examples:
- Google Car
- Tesla Autopilot
- Traditional Automaker Prototypes (Mercedes, Audi, Etc)