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Driver assistance

Driving assistance

systems such as

cruise control or

collision warning

provide greater

safety and

comfort. The

driver is assisted

but must

constantly

monitor the

system.

Partial

automation

The system keeps

the car in the lane

and accelerates

and brakes in

certain situations.

The driver must

be constantly

alert. Drivers may

only take their

hands off the

steering wheel

briefly.

High automation

The car can drive

itself in certain

situations – a

traffic jam, for

example. The

driver can

disengage from

driving and inter-

action with

traffic for longer

periods of time.

But the driver

must still be

prepared to take

control of the

vehicle at any

time.

Fully

automated

No driver

required

under

predefined

conditions.

The system

can handle

all situations

on its own.

Driverless

There is no

need for a

driver. The

system drives

autonomously

under all

conditions.

Currently

being

developed

only for

roboshuttles,

not yet for

private cars.