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04-04-2015, 01:54 PM | #25 |
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Extremely strange, to say the least.
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Problem is... there is some conflicting reports on what happened. Polizei says they came to a complete stop(on their red light) and continued thru the red light. BMW werks driver says the polizei did NOT stop nor have their lights and sirens on, and he had a green light. Since the BMW driver was testing some sort of navigation aid... maybe the car's cameras were recording the data. ? Time will tell. BMW has invited the Polizei to come take a look at the test car's data. The Polizei station is located just down the street from the accident scene - not sure if that would make a difference to the polizei driver being too familiar with his surroundings.
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Although the new 7er utilises CFRP as a first for the segment it combines its use in the heaviest section of the car with additional materials such as hard pressed steel , aluminium, thermoplastic and magnesium. The new 7er will be the first core BMW model to feature many features including the vehicle wiring that can be used by more efficient materials and more advanced 48v systems to save weight which will also be inherited by the 5er and so on. Watch this video on materials substitution to see how BMW are optimising lighter materials and cutting excess weight from every aspect of their cars. One of the many forms Efficient Dynamics takes and the standard of the industry.
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The BMW driver works for a company based in the Stuttgart area. This company is making the driver's navigation aids for BMW. So the car lives in the Stuttgart area.
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I guess the accident avoidance feature of the new 7 failed in real world testing.
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04-04-2015, 04:11 PM | #34 |
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Speed has something to do with it too.
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autonomous vehicles will spell the end to many industries and businesses. I really have a problem with the meaning of autonomous.......... "having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs" and "having the freedom to act independently" Just my two cents worth.........I will be very interested to follow this story to see if a BMW autonomous system was responsible for the accident
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EMS and police personnel are supposed to obey the same traffic laws as a lay person driving. Unfortunately, at least in the U.S., "lights and sirens" is viewed as an opportunity to circumvent these rules.
No way to know for sure, but it appears the van was t-boned as it probably inched into the intersection through a red light while the 7 series driver responded to the green light and accelerated.
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Yeah, the guy in charge of the autonomous driving software...
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The amount of damage that 7 series took is pretty nuts compared to the police van. It doesn't look armored or anything.
Also you know the oil cooler is hit :3
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Now that it's clear no one one was seriously injured, I am looking for a positive. The way I look at it, the accident has put probably some sharp creases into the design prototype. With some luck the final design will be less bland and soul less.
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No one mentioned anything about the Beemers squirrel-Q camouflage nighttime visibility factor. Last edited by DCG; 04-05-2015 at 04:13 AM.. |
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