The SAE levels are now the predominantly used taxonomy worldwide. It is also misused in a number of ways that I and V didn't foresee around 2014 when we drafted the first. Hands off, hands on eyes off or the other aren't simply longer. Trimology isn't simple enough to actually be successful to be used consistently.
The story of automated driving often starts with the DARPA Challenges of 2004-07, but for Jan Becker the story starts well before then. On this week's episode, the AV pioneer and founder of Apex AI describes his own path through a tumultuous decade for the technology, and how the class he teaches at Stanford has evolved to include a variety of critical non-technical lessons.