BMW Plant Dingolfing testing autonomous transport systems outside
Automation is seen by many as a threat to certain jobs. Using robots and all sorts of devices to make the production process of a car a lot easier does send chills up the spines…
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Autonomous Cars are Harder to Design than any other, says BMW
If you think you’re frustrated with BMW’s current design direction, just wait until cars get even more autonomous. At the moment, the most advanced autonomous driving systems are Level 3 at best and that requires…
BMW wants a transforming steering wheel for autonomous cars
Ever since Bertha Benz first drove the Patent Motorwagen back in 1886, steering wheels have been round things that you turn to steer the front wheels. Sure, there have been some funky variations over the…
Video: How BMW is developing autonomous driving cars
Autonomous driving cars is seen by many as the future of transportation, yet, it might not deliver what most people are expecting. Most car makers today are investing heavily into this type of tech, considered…
Apple signs with Volkswagen for autonomous cars, not BMW
BMW-FCA autonomous alliance wants third major partner
BMW and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are seeking one more automaker to join their autonomous driving partnership. “The road is open by the end of the year, and we have some good discussions with different other OEMs,”…
BMW is building a giant new data center
BMW and other large automakers have set in motion plans to build their own, giant data centers. The moves are part of an expanding effort by European carmakers and suppliers to build the computing capacity…
BMW’s autonomous cars to benefit from the Intel acquisition of Mobileye
Intel announced today that it would acquire self-driving tech firm Mobileye. The acquisition is worth about $15.3 billion and will enable the two brands to combine their driverless software and hardware know-how. The end goal is…
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye will have autonomous test vehicles on the roads by the second half of 2017
BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye today announced that a fleet of approximately 40 autonomous BMW vehicles will be on the roads by the second half of 2017, demonstrating the significant advancements made by the three…
Tesla to add $8,000 worth of autonomous hardware for future capabilities
At the moment, fully autonomous vehicles simply are not possible. Machines cannot replicate the human mind when it comes to driving an automobile. Our ability to see situations in real time, understand them and recognize what…
BMW designed Vision NEXT 100 from the interior out
With the recent boom in popularity for electric and autonomous cars, automakers must quickly shift their strategies to match modern trends. For the past 100 years or so, almost all automakers have been making cars…
