So I ask you for evidence that the scientific community considers Level 5 Vehicle Autonomy sentience, and your response is to read a book from 1992?
The SAE "levels" were invented in like 2014.... and have nothing to do with "sentience."
Elon Musk using the word "Super-Human" doesn't infer sentience either; he's as much a marketer as he is a scientist. He's claiming that the automated system can drive better than a human.
A super-human ability to make driving decisions is not "sentience." Sentience is not tied to reason or the ability to be logical, it's tied to FEELINGS.
It's a better MACHINE than a human, but there is absolutely no concept of sentience being displayed.
But no, I'm not reading a book from 1992 for you... what kind of response to my question is that?
The book is the citation you asked for, if you refuse to read your citation as requested that's your willingness to turn a blind eye to the fact that you were within 10 minutes of your request thwarted if you thought this did not exist in literature.
For other's not needlessly attempting to misinform other's in the guise of claiming "such things have never been said"
Level 5 Autonomy in fact ensures every ability under it's mantle is of Super Human caliber.
A word used in correlation with Level 5 Autonomy long before Musk Picked it up from countless nods to various quotes and sci fi literature which is why I am in fact using it now.
Level 5 Autonomy boast's abilities scale vertically - meaning this Autonomy can not only scale to include road vehicles
But walking automation and Vertical Automation too - and can learn to adapt on it's own if transposed to another Autonomy Shell.
It mean's it run's multiple simulation's in the cloud of traveling to it's destination while on the way to that destination.
These abilities include
Super Human Hearing to monitor and hear object's in it's peripheral
Super Human Sight
Super Human Language Understanding from Limited Data Sets in order to speak with the passenger
Super Human Perception - The abilities to See and Feel
Super Human Assumption Capability -The Ability to Reason
Super Human Design Sensibilities, as it may need to design a new route without geothermal spatial data
And again, claiming Elon Musk is a pariah of bad information when the Forbes article clearly states many individuals have made this same statement clearly mean's you would
rather move forward blind to the truth than to accept that even per the Forbes article cited - many other's have said Level 5 Autonomy is "Super Human" which leans into a rather large nod to Sentience made in Sci Fi literature and science curriculum the world over.
If the Forbes article itself does not keep you from wrongly inferring and citing otherwise then I do not wish to hold conversation you as it is blatantly obvious Forbes has not simply singled out Elon Musk whilst you specifically would build a groundless case on Elon Musk who (obviously as you've inferred it) is the ONLY person stating Level 5 Autonomy matches (and I am of the thought group that it actually exceeds) Super Human Levels of capability - all in order to deflect the fact that Level 5 Autonomy has been considered the first main Epoch and indicator of AI sentience for over 35 years.
I give you an Entire Book on Level 5 Autonomy, by Vinge - and you can't comprehend your request has been fulfilled.
I will not reply to you moving forward. You will evade and ignore fact's as you have already demonstrated - and to no avail.
Also, the most indicative role of Sentience in Level 5 Autonomy is Naming Merit itself, which is not proceeded by Level 6 Autonomy - Level 5 Autonomy mean's all Encompassing Perfection based on human perimeters. But expands to include AI improvement's far too nuanced for humans to understand or comprehend.
Autonomy will never in fact surpass Level 5 Autonomy as Level 5 Autonomy is considered Perfect Automation on every level. So the barometer plainly stops at level 5 Autonomy, any improvement's made once accomplished are in fact made (without curation as those improvements are far nuanced for humans to understand) by the AI itself and are in fact far to nuanced for human intervention. And level 5 Autonomy cover's this spectrum of improvement as well.
Level 5 Autonomy literally mean's you've bought an all encompassing "Super Human" automation platform. A perfect product. Anyone arguing otherwise is a crackpot.