BMW is now licensed to drive autonomous vehicles in CHINA

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> Another important step for the BMW Group - they now have obtained
an autonomous driving road test license in China.
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> On May 14th 2018, BMW Group officially obtained the Shanghai
Intelligent Connected Autonomous Driving Test License, issued by the
Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test Promotion Team - consisting of
Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization, Shanghai
Municipal Public Security Bureau and Shanghai Municipal Transportation
Commission.
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> Shanghai. On May 14th 2018, BMW Group officially obtained the
Shanghai Intelligent Connected Autonomous Driving Test License, issued
by the Intelligent Connected Vehicle Road Test Promotion Team -
consisting of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and
Informatization, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau and
Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission.
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> Thus, the BMW Group has become the first international auto maker
to obtain the Autonomous Driving road test license in China, marking a
big step on its path to Autonomous Driving. This achievement
underlines BMW Groups leading role in the development of autonomous
driving in the Chinese automotive industry.
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> BMW Group implements its Strategy NUMBER ONE > NEXT worldwide,
and continues to carry out the layout in "A.C.E.S.", namely,
Autonomous Driving, Connectivity, E-Mobility and Shared services, to
create exciting solutions and innovative mobility experiences for
customers - and by doing so - speeding up its transformation into a
technology company. Autonomous Driving, an important part of the
"A.C.E.S." layout, will change the future of individual
mobility in a revolutionary way, significantly improving the safety
and convenience of premium individual mobility.
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> China is promoting Autonomous Driving as a part of boosting
intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs) and its recent smart city, smart
China initiative, giving China a vital role in BMW Groups Autonomous
Driving development program. BMW anticipated this development - and
was first to demonstrate and publish L3 highly Autonomous Driving on a
designated highway under government supervision in Chengdu as early as
2016.
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> To carry out road tests for the preparation of L4 Autonomous
Driving R&D in China, Shanghai is an attractive, innovative city,
matching perfectly with BMW Group's vision of future mobility. The BMW
Group has set up a strong local team in Shanghai, including over 60
experts in Autonomous Driving.
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> Using the license, the R&D team will gather several Petabyte of
data based on actual traffic, covering its full complexity. This data
will be used to train machine learning algorithms performing adequate
L4 Autonomous Driving behaviour.
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> The test sites in Shanghai currently cover a total length of about
5.6 kilometers planned to grow quickly over time. The test fleet is
based on the latest BMW 7 Series models, starting with two operating
vehicles in May and adding up to seven vehicles by December in China.
Safety first is the primary premise for the development of Autonomous
Driving at BMW Group. Until now, the accumulated mileage reaches
nearly 30,000 kilometers of road test in China, and more than 200,000
kilometers of computer simulation.
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> Dr. Martin Sautter, Senior Vice President, R&D Center BMW
Group, BMW China Services Ltd., said: The BMW Group has always
followed its R&D strategy In China, For China. We have developed a
complete, customer-oriented and prospective R&D system, through
the R&D layout in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenyang. Now, it is a
great honour to be the first international vehicle manufacturer to
obtain an autonomous road test license in China. With the highest
safety standards, we will rigorously promote the local development of
Autonomous Driving and strive to achieve a safer, more efficient and
more convenient transportation system.
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