The report provides a roadmap for the deployment of automated driving in the European Union. Automated driving is divided into different levels, starting with technology that assists drivers in steering, acceleration, and braking, and going up to levels that completely substitute the human driver by a system. At the highest level of automation, the vehicle is equipped with technology that senses and interprets its environment, makes vehicle control decisions, and reacts without relying on the human driver. The report highlights that there are already several systems on the market with different levels of automation, and that automated driving technology is able to perform all dynamic driving tasks in specific scenarios. The goal of autonomous driving is that the vehicle can handle the full driving experience, including departure and arrival at the destination, without the need for any input from the passenger.
