连结：https://www.motor1.com/news/418944/audi-a8-no-semi-autonomous-system/
原文和翻译：
Before Audi revealed the fourth-generation Audi A8 that’s on sale today, the
company announced it’d offer it with Level 3 semi-autonomous driving capabili
ties. It went on sale two years ago, and Audi has yet to deploy the technology
, and it appears it won’t do so anytime soon. A new report from Automotive Ne
ws says the company “has abandoned plan to introduce” the tech, which Audi c
alls Traffic Jam Pilot, to its A8 luxury sedan.
原本奥迪宣布第四代A8将会有LV3自驾能力，在上市两年后的今天，奥迪依然没有开放这
个能力，而最新消息指出此计画已被放弃。
Audi introduced the technology before regulators allowed it, promising to acti
vate the system in the appropriate markets where such tech was legal. However,
regulators remain stymied, and there’s still no consensus on how to regulate
even the most basic Level 3 semi-autonomous driving system, according to the
publication. Level 3 systems are designed to allow the driver to engage the sy
stem and take his eyes off the road to read or watch a movie, though the drive
r may be required to take over in an emergency.
奥迪在相关立法还没有完成之前就宣示了此项科技，原本希望能带动愿意开放的市场。但
各国立法机构不为所动，而且事实上根本对于如何规范LV3没有头绪。LV3的定义是驾驶可
以完全把车子交给电脑，但电脑发出紧急警告时还是要随时接手。
There’ve been hurdles within Audi, too. Sources told the publication that cor
porate lawyers are leery of the tech, which shifts the liability from the driv
er to the automaker when the system is engaged. Audi Technical Development bos
s Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler said that the excitement around Level 3 systems “
has subsided substantially.” If the system were piloting the car when it got
in an accident, Audi would be responsible.
除了外在因素，奥迪内部也有许多反对。内部律师警告LV3会把出事责任从驾驶转到车厂
上。奥迪的技术开发主管 Rothenpieler 也说LV3系统已经不再是令人期待的目标。
Some automakers are skipping Level 3 altogether, like Volvo, whose CEO called
the tech “unsafe.” Fully self-driving cars are still several years away, and
without Audi’s Level 3 tech arriving anytime soon, the next step in autonomo
us cars may come from the likes of Mercedes and BMW with their S-Class and iNe
xt, respectively. The tech will advance incrementally until one day when cars
lack pedals and a steering wheel.
其他车厂早已决定完全跳过LV3，例如 Volvo的CEO就曾经说LV3并不安全。看来全自驾系
统还要好几年才会问世，下一个能期待的进步可能是奔驰的S-class或BMW的iNext。自驾
科技在没有方向盘跟踏板的车问世前只能慢慢来。
心得：
所以不要再说奥迪有什么LV3了，根本做不出来。我也同意其实LV3当初这样定义反而更难
做。直接跳到LV4不管法规上还是技术上都更合理。