Along with Intel and Mobileye, BMW plans to create a common platform for Level 3 to Level 5 autonomy, one that it car share (license) to other automakers.
“Highly autonomous cars and everything they connect to will require powerful and reliable electronic brains to make them smart enough to navigate traffic and avoid accidents,” said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. “This partnership between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye will help us to quickly deliver on our vision to reinvent the driving experience. We bring a broad set of in-vehicle and cloud computing, connectivity, safety and security, and machine-learning assets to this collaboration enabling a truly end-to-end solution.”
In what futuristic vehicle might we see this autonomous technology? The production version of the BMW iNEXT concept, which previews an electric 7-Series analog, will form the backbone of BMW’s autonomous car efforts, as will the rest of the i Division given time.
Read more: Auto Week
