In limited circumstances, that now exists in a car offered by Mercedes. So far the only level 3 certification in the US (and only in one state, unless something has recently changed). Tightly constrained limits, but supposedly it does give you 10 seconds to get your brain out of the movie or whatever you're doing on your laptop before you have to take control of the car. And if a wreck occurs in that time, it's on Mercedes.

Though I have to say, I'd think carefully about the laptop idea. Liability and physics are separate things, and I don't think I'd be comfortable anytime soon putting a laptop between the airbag and my face, whether the manufacturer technically has liability or not.

Yes. The author is referring to Mobileye's proposed definition of autonomous driving levels [1], which are somewhat different from the traditional SAE ones. At the hands-off + eyes-off level you don't need to pay attention at all and can do whatever you want.

[1] https://ojoyoshidareport.com/eyes-on-mobileyes-eyes-off-driv...