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New Car and Light Truck Sales by Levels of Driving Automation

Dataset Table:

Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

table_01_17b_052623.xlsx (18.51 KB)

Notes:

NHTSA's levels of driving automation are defined as follows:

Level 0: Momentary Driver Assistance - System provides momentary driving assistance, like warnings and alerts, or emergency safety interventions while driver remains fully engaged and attentive.

Level 1: Driver Assistance - System provides continuous assistance with either acceleration/braking OR steering, while driver remains fully engaged and attentive.

Level 2: Additional Assistance - System provides continuous assistance with both acceleration/braking AND steering, while driver remains fully engaged and attentive.

Level 3: Conditional Automation - System actively performs driving tasks while driver remains available to take over.

Level 4: High Automation - System is fully responsible for driving tasks within limited service areas while occupants act only as passengers and do not need to be engaged.

Level 5: Full Automation - System is fully responsible for driving tasks while occupants act only as passengers and do not need to be engaged.

Source:

Automation Classification:

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automated Vehicles for Safety, available at https://www.nhtsa.gov/technology-innovation/automated-vehicles-safety as of May 19, 2023.

Models with Self Driving:

Cars.com, Which Cars Have Self-Driving Features and related reports, available at https://www.cars.com/articles/which-cars-have-self-driving-features-for-2021-433821/ as of May 19, 2023.

Car Sales by Model:

Wards Intelligence, Wards Automotive Yearbook (Southfield, MI: Annual Issues), US Sales by Car Model.

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