Technology & Innovation
From Cruise Control to Full Autonomy: A Buyer's Guide to Self-Driving Technology in Today's Vehicles
The term 'self-driving' is among the most misunderstood phrases in the modern automotive lexicon, applied loosely to everything from adaptive cruise control to systems that can navigate a highway interchange without human input. Understanding the SAE's five-level autonomy framework — and knowing precisely where today's commercially available driver-assistance systems fall within it — is essential for any buyer navigating this rapidly evolving landscape. Here is what the technology actually deliv