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A lot of literal and figurative miles exist between the current state of ADAS and Level 5 fully autonomous vehicles. An oft-cited report from RAND Corporation (see Table 1 on Page 5) makes the case that autonomous vehicles would need to be driven hundreds of millions of miles and sometimes hundreds of billions of miles to demonstrate their reliability in terms of fatalities and injuries. Currently, most ADAS functions fall in the Level 1 or 2 range. Even achieving Level 3 autonomy, in which a vehicle can take full control when certain operating conditions are met, is a challenging technological leap. It requires a combination of physical testing and simulation that includes hardware, software, and humans in the loop. Each aspect of the autonomous vehicle technology stack is critical and requires the involvement of people with different skills and knowledge. |
