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since brain evolution WORKED hundreds of millions of years ago
Last time I wrote about how robotics needs to get to the level of animals because animals already have 90% of the functionality needed for autonomous cars. By using Patom theory, a model of brains based on neuroscience, new approaches to engineering can be tested.
Applying robotics technologies to the problems of autonomous cars would address the long tail of (insurmountable) problems.
Today I want to review the proposed levels of autonomous cars and compare them to a realistic model of the levels of robotics.
6 levels of autonomy
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has defined 6 levels of autonomous driving as follows:
- Level 0: no driving automation
- Level 1: driver assistance
- Level 2: partial driving automation
- Level 3: conditional driving automation
- Level 4: high driving automation
- Level 5: full driving automation
There is a description and chart on the FAIST site here (click).
It’s nice to see the numbers aligned with a computer scientist’s model — starting…