Automated Driving at BMW Group

The last few decades have seen a quantum leap in terms of development – not only in cars but in driving too. And it’s not just in terms of technology: our understanding of modern-day mobility has changed as well. Driving is about so much more than just steering, accelerating and braking. Far more, it’s connected, designed for dynamics and comfort and therefore increasingly automated. Cars now have intelligent systems that allow them to adapt to the driver and their needs while also improving safety. Since the 1990s the BMW Group has been investing in modern mobility and creating increasingly automated sys- tems to help driver and vehicle become independent of each other. The road to autonomous driving is categorised into five levels and is being realised in several stages. With its current focus on Levels 3 and 4 – on the development of fully automated driving, in other words – the BMW Group is committed to advances in every area, contributing to the perfect driving experience every driver desires. DRIVING EXPERIENCE AT THE BMW GROUP. THE FOUNDATION OF MODERN DRIVING: RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. The BMW Group is actively enhancing its existing Level 1 to 5 automated driving functions, and work is underway on developing new features and technologies as well. Various development projects, such as iAATG, are constantly carrying out research into technology development across the five levels, with machine learning and AI as key focal points for the develop- ment of hardware. With the help of partnerships and subsidies, the BMW Group aims to make automated driving a comprehensive component of fu- ture mobility. At the BMW Group, partly automated driving is already a reality: we are the first carmaker in Germany to offer a partly automated driving system for speeds of up to 130 km/h. In the new BMW 5 Series Sedan, the new BMW Highway Assistant will come into use for even more comfortable and intuitive driving, even at high speeds. The Driving Experience is further enhanced by Active Lane Change Assist with eye activation, also coming to the BMW 5 Series Sedan. TOMORROW’S MOBILITY – TODAY. THE ROAD TO AUTONOMOUS DRIVING. DE EN Menu Innovation Automated Driving