Version 5.0, Release date: April 2023
Definition: Performance of all or any one of steering; braking; removing a brake; accelerating; or monitoring the driving environment with a view to immediate and safety-critical intervention in the way the subject vehicle drives from beyond line-of-sight.
NOTE This definition is adapted from Remote Driving Advice to Government, Law Commission (2023).
Previous Version: 4.0, Release date: March 2022
Definition: Real-time performance of the dynamic driving task by a remote driver.
NOTE 1 This definition is adapted from SAE J3016 (2021) with the modification that the term “remote” indicates beyond visual line-of-sight of the subject vehicle.
NOTE 2 A receptive remote fallback-ready user becomes a remote driver when the user performs the fallback.
NOTE 3 The remote driver performs or completes the object and event detection and response task and has the authority to overrule the automated driving system or purposes of lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control.
NOTE 4 Remote driving is not driving automation.
