Li Xiang, Founder of Li Auto, has called for a standardised terminology for autonomous driving levels in China, expressing concern that the current numerative system—and associated marketing—confuses consumers about what vehicles are actually capable of. Instead of SAE Level 1, Level 2, and so on, he proposed descriptors like ‘Driving Assistance’ and ‘Driverless Driving’, believing this is a more transparent means of communicating a vehicle’s capabilities.
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