Conventional vehicle
Added:12/06/2025
Contributor:FAME
Current consensus
Conventional vehicle is a vehicle designed to be operated by an in-vehicle driver during part or all of every trip.
Explanation
A conventional vehicle may be equipped with one or more Level 1 or 2 driving automation system features that support the driver in performing the DDT, but do not perform the complete DDT. A conventional vehicle may also be equipped with a Level 3 and-or Level 4 ADS sub-trip feature(s) that requires an in-vehicle driver to operate the vehicle during portions of each trip.While it may be counterintuitive to call a vehicle equipped with an ADS “conventional,” it is appropriate in this context because an in-vehicle driver is required for at least part of every trip. As emphasized below, this taxonomy classifies the driving automation level of features rather than of vehicles (although, in the special case of an ADS-DV, the classification of the ADS feature and the vehicle are effectively the same).
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- Example 1: A vehicle with no driving automation system features that is designed to be operated by an in-vehicle driver throughout all trips.
- Example 2: A vehicle equipped with Level 1 adaptive cruise control, Level 1 lane centering, and a Level 3 ADS feature designed to perform the complete DDT during traffic jams on fully access-controlled freeways. The Level 3 ADS traffic jam feature requires the user to operate the vehicle on the way to the freeway before engaging the feature, as well as again operating the vehicle upon exiting the freeway in order to complete the trip.
- Example 3: A vehicle equipped with a Level 4 valet parking feature designed to allow the user to exit the vehicle near a parking lot and then dispatch it to a parking space.
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