The automotive industry has entered into a new era of vehicular safety, where in-car systems initially designed to keep you alive are also being marketed as quality-of-life improvements. While ...

Safety, not speed, remains the guiding principle behind BMW's rollout of autonomous driving features across its lineup.

BMW is the latest automaker to launch an automated driver-assist system ranked at Level 3 on the SAE scale of self-driving capability. Level 3 means a driver is free to let go of the steering wheel ...

U.N. ECE Regulation No. 171 (DCAS) went into force in the European Union in September 2024, and applies to all new vehicles offering “SAE level 2” driver assist systems (those that provide both ...

Driver assist technology often works great in the lab and in safety tests, but too often it makes drivers crazy, causing them to switch it off, rendering the development and purchase cost wasted. With ...

As it integrates 48-volt mild-hybrid powertrains into a lineup that already includes plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles, BMW is juggling quite the diverse approach to electrification. For the ...