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If Waymo cars are Level 4 automation, what does it take to be a Level 5?

It's less about an autonomous vehicle's capabilities and more about what conditions it can operate in.

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It's less about an autonomous vehicle's capabilities and more about what conditions it can operate in. Seeing a car move through city traffic with no one in the driver's seat can make it feel like Waymo has already reached the highest possible level of automation. From a passenger's perspective, there's no steering, no monitoring and no need for a human to intervene. The vehicle handles the entire trip on its own.

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