This year will be listed on the Audi A8 flagship sedan will be equipped with L3 level automatic driving technology, when the A8 will become Audi's first equipped with automatic driving function of the production models, Audi also will become the first automatic driving production models of car brands The
However, because the government legislation does not open this feature, so the Audi A8 will not be launched when the launch of this feature. In March last year, an amendment to the vehicular traffic control technology in the Vienna Road Traffic Convention, adopted in 1968, came into effect. As the first batch of countries to implement the amendment, Germany is also discussing the development of relevant laws.
At present, the law is expected to be approved within a few weeks by the German parliament. In the draft, the German government has made it clear that the driver can control the vehicle to the vehicle, so there is no wrong expectation. In addition, the vehicle will be configured "black box", record all the transfer agreement. In the event of a collision, the investigator can detect whether the person or the system controls the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The Audi A8 will have an L3-level autopilot function, which is also known as the American Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) called "conditional autopilot". With the function of the Audi A8 in the traffic congestion on the highway, the speed will be less than 60 km. Once the driver has enabled the L3 auto-driving feature, they can read in the car, browse the morning news or reply to the message on the tablet. However, it is not possible to take a nap for a while, because once the traffic needs the driver's control, the vehicle will issue a takeover request. Normally, the vehicle will give the driver eight to 10 seconds to assess the traffic, and then re-control the vehicle.
In the 2016 performance conference, Audi CEO Rupert Steyder said that on the basis of security, once the government allows vehicles with automatic driving function on the road, Audi A8 can be equipped with L3-level automatic driving function.
At present, models that claim to have "disengaged" functions (such as Tesla) are essentially L2-level autopilot or "partially autopilot" functions. In this case, the driver needs to always pay attention to the traffic, and need to re-control the vehicle in an instant.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class
In the new Audi A8 listed at the same time, the new Mercedes-Benz S-class will also be listed this fall. According to reports, the Mercedes-Benz S-class will also have advanced autopilot features, but not L3-level automatic driving technology.
Ola Kallenius, director of Daimler's automotive research and development, said at the Geneva Motor Show that Mercedes-Benz S-Class autopilot technology "did not transfer driving duties directly from the driver to the vehicle." Kallenius continues to add that the Mercedes-Benz S-Class will provide a "very, very mature L2 autopilot system."
Daimler said that the new version of the S-class models can be decelerated through the turn, and can be accelerated on non-highways, but also as E-class cars as the automatic lane.
Previously, Daimler has reached a cooperation agreement with Bosch, the two sides will be around 2021 will have L4 and L5 automatic driving function of the vehicle in the suburbs to test.
BMW iNext
As another luxury car manufacturer, BMW said the 2021 launch of the iNext model will provide L3-level automatic driving function. Elmar Frickenstein, senior vice president of autopilot, BMW has said that from the technical point of view, BMW can provide L4 and L5 level of automatic driving function. However, no specific decision has yet been made.
At this year's Geneva Motor Show, BMW CEO Harald Krueger pointed out that BMW's autopilot technology will jump directly from the L2 level to the L4 level.
According to SAE definition, L4 level is "advanced automation". At this level, the vehicle can carry out most of the driving function, but the driver can still regain control. L5 level is also known as "fully automated", with the level of automatic driving function of the vehicle will no longer need steering wheel, the vehicle can complete all the driving tasks.
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