Glossary

• Author: Nathan Baker
• Pages: 177-183

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GLOSSARY

adaptive cruise control (ACC). See trac-aware cruise control (TACC).

advanced driver assistance system (ADAS). A system of partial automation

focused on a particular task. Examples include AEB or TACC.

Advanced Technologies Group (ATG). Formerly the self-driving division

of the tech company Uber. Acquired by Aurora Innovation Inc in Decem-

ber 2020.

automated driving system (ADS). A term def‌ined by SAE International to

include any system that has a sustained action in the automation of driv-

ing tasks, including varying supports from Levels 1 to 5. Excludes Level0,

which has no ADS.

automated lane-keeping system (ALKS). An automated system that uses

remote-sensing technology, typically image sensing, to detect lane lines

and maintain a programmed distance between them or a set distance

from one of them. Higher evolutions of this system are expected to use

hyperprecise GPS to accommodate much the same function or to work

with built-in image-sensing technology to enhance accuracy considerably.