L4

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noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Level 4 autonomy (self-driving)
  2. 2 L4 — high autonomous driving (no human attention required in defined conditions)

Examples

Mùqián liàngchǎn chē dōu zài L2 dào L3 zhījiān, L4 hái méi zhēnzhèng luòdì.
Mass-production cars are between L2 and L3 right now; L4 hasn't really arrived.
Bǎidù de Robotaxi hàochēng dádào le L4 shuǐpíng.
Baidu's Robotaxi claims to have reached L4 capability.

Tips

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SAE自动驾驶分级 (SAE autonomous driving levels): L0 (no automation), L1 (assisted), L2 (partial — most production cars today), L3 (conditional — driver can disengage in some scenarios), L4 (high — no driver attention in defined ODD), L5 (full — anywhere/anytime). Chinese auto marketing routinely says 'L2+' or 'L2.9' to imply almost-L3, which has no SAE meaning.
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Read aloud as 'L-four' (English letter + number). Used in tech press and product specs. The same shorthand applies for L2, L3, L5. Note: many Chinese OEMs blur the distinction by calling driver-assist 智驾 (zhìjià) regardless of actual SAE level.