BMW Wants Fleet of 40 Autonomous 7 Series on the Roads by End of 2017
A fleet of 40 autonomous 7 Series cars will hit the streets of Israel, USA and Germany in an initial phase of testing level 3 autonomy on BMW cars.
A fleet of 40 autonomous 7 Series cars will hit the streets of Israel, USA and Germany in an initial phase of testing level 3 autonomy on BMW cars.
BMW has scrapped their i5 plans and will focus on electrification of other series models - like the X3 and 4 Series GT - and on the high-tech iNEXT model.
By 2021 BMW promises to have cars in its line-up with Level 5 autonomous capabilities, an ambitious goal considering how much work has to be done.
The upcoming BMW iNEXT is slated for a 2021 release and will be a fully electric crossover with Level 3 autonomous driving capabilities.
BMW plant Dingolfing has apparently been selected as the next location for production of BMW's most futuristic car to date - The BMW iNext.
Dubbed iNext, the autonomous driving electric car was previewed - in some aspects - through the BMW Vision NEXT 100 concept car
BMW also hopes that the acquisition will be speeding up the rate of development of the autonomous vehicle systems that will end up in the iNext, which is due in 2021.
BMW Group is combining its development expertise in vehicle connectivity and automated driving at a new campus in Unterschleissheim near Munich
According to BMW, it's going to have to walk through the "Valley of Tears", as EV profits suffer, until technology improves.
The BMW i sub-brand is celebrating its third anniversary this month, with a couple of well-picked numbers to show for it.
The BMW i line-up will be made up of pure electric vehicles in the future, with the brand apparently planning to be even more eco friendly.