Level 3 Autonomous vehicles, as defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), provide conditional automation of driving functions with the expectation that the human driver will respond appropriately to a request to intervene. Level 3 vehicles provide “the driving mode-specific performance by an automated driving system of all aspects of the dynamic driving task.” For example, a Level 3 autonomous vehicle will manage speed and steering, negotiate curves, and follow a route. However, the vehicle may transfer control back to the human driver at any time, and the expectation is that the human is ready and capable of taking control safely. See also Level 0 Autonomous, Level 1 Autonomous, Level 2 Autonomous, Level 4 Autonomous, and Level 5 Autonomous.
