WASHINGTON — The Alliance for Automotive Innovation is seeking to further clarify the definitions and overall understanding of the levels of vehicle automation in an effort to clear up confusion over the driver's role and the system's capabilities.
In a letter sent Thursday to SAE International, the alliance said it has become "increasingly concerned about persistent confusion among consumers and policymakers" over the difference between partial automation, or Level 2, and automated driving systems, Level 3-5.
"It has become apparent to us that industry, government and other stakeholders need to focus even more attention on clarifying the essential difference between these systems," the alliance wrote in its letter to George Nicols, chair of SAE's On-Road Automated Driving Task Force.
The effort comes as more automakers, including Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Stellantis and Tesla, plan to roll out more advanced levels of automated driving…