Is it obvious? Waymo has hundreds of driverless taxis in SF where you literally cannot sit in the driver's seat. Stuff that consumers can currently get their hands on isn't really driverless but the tech exists now.
For cars like Waymo/Cruise/etc, those are Level 5 to my knowledge (with restrictions for location, I guess). You can't sit in the drivers seat, so how can the passengers possibly pay attention or do anything? This study is talking about drivers (in the drivers seat) and Level 3/4 technology. So, what Mercedes is advertising and other car manufacturers are aiming for in the future.
Level 5 is essentially defined as L4 with an "unlimited" ODD, not a meaningful level on its own. Waymo and Cruise are L4 systems, but you could build an L4 system where people were able to drive if you wished.
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