{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Level 4 (SAE)","description":"Level 4 is the fourth of six automation levels (0 to 5) for road vehicles under SAE J3016 and denotes high driving automation. Within a clearly defined operational design domain, such as a specific route, a port area or certain weather conditions, the system performs the entire driving task and brings the vehicle to a safe state by itself if a fault occurs. No human intervention is required there. Outside this domain, the vehicle does not drive in automated mode. Level 5, by contrast, would mean","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/level-4-sae","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-09-19T09:40:04.257315","citation":"https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3016_202104/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/level-4-sae","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Level 4 (SAE) · Level 4 is the fourth of six automation levels (0 to 5) for road vehicles under SAE J3016 and denotes high driving automation. · Quelle: https://www.sae.org/standards/content/j3016_202104/"}