self-driving BMW 2 series and 6 series at CES 2014

self-driving BMW 2 series and 6 series at CES 2014
all images courtesy BMW group

with self-driving cars not far from hitting public roads, the BMW group has presented a new element of BMW ActiveAssist during CES 2014 in las vegas. the new system is a safety assistance control which brings the vehicle back into line in demanding driving situations without any input from the driver. implemented into a fleet of BMW 2 series and 6 series production cars, the highly automated driving technology demonstration managed to pilot each vehicle at high speeds on a slalom run between cones and even blasted through a wet marked out circular course without problems controlling oversteer or understeer. by 2020, BMW hopes the technical foundations should be in place for a motorway-based system that will allow highly automated driving in series-produced vehicles.

automated BMW 2 series demonstration at CES 2014 in las vegas
video courtesy BMW group

the safety assistance system brings the vehicle back into line in demanding driving situations

2the highly automated driving technology demonstration managed to pilot each vehicle at high speeds

the research prototype reacts to fluctuating grip levels with the precision of an expert driver

automated BMW 6 series

by 2020, BMW hopes a motorway-based system will be in place to allow automated driving in production vehicles

360 degree sensor technologies such as lidar, radar, ultrasound and camera detection are fitted on all the vehicles

inside the cockpit while the car drives itself – programmable electronic steering

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