Autonomous Passenger Vehicle

An Autonomous Passenger Vehicle is a passenger vehicle that is an autonomous robot.

• AKA: Self-Driving Car, Driverless Robotic Car.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Level 3 Autonomous Passenger Vehicle to being a Level 4 Autonomous Passenger Vehicle to being a Level 5 Autonomous Passenger Vehicle (fully-autonomous passenger vehicle).
  • It can (typically) belong to an Autonomous Passenger Vehicle Corporation.
  • It can (typically) be associated to an Autonomous Passenger Vehicle Market.
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• Example(s):
  • a Google Driverless Car.
  • a Cruise Autonomous Car.
  • a Volvo Driverless Car (to reach Sweden's 0-death goal).
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • an Autonomous Truck.
  • an Autonomous Farm Vehicle.
  • an Autonomous Airplane.
  • an Intelligent Autonomous Robot.
  • a Driver-Assist Passenger Vehicle.
  • a Manually-Driven Passenger Vehicle.
  • a Guided Automated Vehicle.
• See: Intelligent Agent, Screenless World.

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References

2020

• https://www.thedrive.com/tech/31816/key-volkswagen-exec-admits-level-5-autonomous-cars-may-never-happen
  • QUOTE: ... Level 3 promises full computer control without supervision under defined conditions during a journey, Level 4 is start-to-finish autonomous tech limited only by virtual safeguards like a geofence, and Level 5 is the total hands-off, go literally anywhere at the push of a button experience where the vehicle might not even have physical controls. …

2014

• http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2014/10/technology-and-productivity
  • QUOTE: It would be a remarkable irony if the driverless car — in many ways the symbol of the technological revolution that is now reshaping modern economies — fails to materialise as an economic reality thanks to the disemploying power of other technologies. It would also be a perfect illustration of how stagnant wage growth can cause slow growth in measured productivity.

2013

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_car
  • An autonomous car, also known as a robotic car, or informally as driverless or self-driving, is an autonomous vehicle capable of fulfilling the human transportation capabilities of a traditional car. As an autonomous vehicle, it is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input. Robotic cars exist mainly as prototypes, but are likely to become more widespread in the near future.

     Autonomous vehicles sense their surroundings with such techniques as radar, lidar, GPS, and computer vision. Advanced control systems interpret sensory information to identify appropriate navigation paths, as well as obstacles and relevant signage. Some autonomous vehicles update their maps based on sensory input, allowing them to find their way through uncharted environments.

    Since the late 2000s, significant advances have been made in both technology and legislation relevant to autonomous cars. Numerous major companies and research organizations have developed working prototype autonomous vehicles, including Google, Continental Automotive Systems, Bosch, Nissan, Toyota, Audi, and Oxford University. In June 2011, the state of Nevada was the first jurisdiction in the United States to pass a law concerning the operation of autonomous cars. The Nevada law went into effect on March 1, 2012, and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles issued the first license for a self-driving car in May 2012. As of February 2013, three U.S. states have passed laws permitting driverless cars: Nevada, Florida and California.

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