BMW accelerates development of autonomous driving technology in China
BMW is intensifying its efforts in developing autonomous driving technology in China.
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BMW Group is set to intensify its efforts in developing autonomous driving technologies by establishing additional facilities at its research and development center in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province in northeast China.
The company announced that the Shenyang R&D center is scheduled to launch an autonomous driving data processing center in September and an autonomous driving test workshop in December.
The upcoming data processing center will be tasked with handling data from autonomous driving tests. Meanwhile, the test workshop will mainly focus on validating the autonomous driving functionalities of newly developed local models.
The team based at the Chinese R&D center will work on expanding the capabilities and exploring the frontiers of autonomous driving technology, aiming to achieve more advanced levels of autonomy, according to the automaker.
"BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd will strengthen cooperation with Shenyang in the future in areas such as vehicle testing, information sharing, and formulating autonomous driving policies and regulations," said Patrick Mueller, vice president of the BMW Brilliance R&D Center.
The Shenyang facility, which serves both research and development and production purposes, is not only BMW’s largest production base globally but also a crucial hub for the development of new energy vehicles.
BMW boasts the largest R&D network in China outside Germany, with additional centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing. The focus of the Shenyang R&D center includes the integration and validation of electric mobility and intelligent connected vehicle technologies.
Sophie Wagner for TROIB News
The company announced that the Shenyang R&D center is scheduled to launch an autonomous driving data processing center in September and an autonomous driving test workshop in December.
The upcoming data processing center will be tasked with handling data from autonomous driving tests. Meanwhile, the test workshop will mainly focus on validating the autonomous driving functionalities of newly developed local models.
The team based at the Chinese R&D center will work on expanding the capabilities and exploring the frontiers of autonomous driving technology, aiming to achieve more advanced levels of autonomy, according to the automaker.
"BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd will strengthen cooperation with Shenyang in the future in areas such as vehicle testing, information sharing, and formulating autonomous driving policies and regulations," said Patrick Mueller, vice president of the BMW Brilliance R&D Center.
The Shenyang facility, which serves both research and development and production purposes, is not only BMW’s largest production base globally but also a crucial hub for the development of new energy vehicles.
BMW boasts the largest R&D network in China outside Germany, with additional centers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing. The focus of the Shenyang R&D center includes the integration and validation of electric mobility and intelligent connected vehicle technologies.
Sophie Wagner for TROIB News
