BMW Personal Pilot L3

[Tam]

BMW should be selling L3 in Germany by now. It is the second L3 being sold in Germany:

Level 3 highly automated driving available in the new BMW 7 Series from next spring.

+++ Highly automated driving as a new option for customers in Germany +++ For the first time, the vehicle takes over the task of driving in full – including in the dark +++ New hands-free function means drivers can switch to other in-vehicle activities while travelling at up to 60 km/h (37 mph) +++

www.press.bmwgroup.com

Mercedes L3 is not allowed in the dark, but BMW L3 does.

A clip on BMW L2 and L3. The BMW Personal Pilot L3 can stop for obstacles like a 2-foot-high block or a 5-inch-high wooden pallet (not steering away from obstacles) when hidden until the last seconds by the front car:

Its price is about $6,4000, but it will not be available in the US any time soon. Just like when Mercedes started to sell in Germany, it would take some time to get approvals from 50 states.

 

[Bladerskb]

Fake PR scam that has been going on for more than 4 years, don’t believe a word of it

 

[Tam]

Fake PR scam that has been going on for more than 4 years, don’t believe a word of it

I guess that could be true because Mercedes L3 had lots of journalists and influencers test-drive theirs in both Germany and the US, but that hasn't happened with the BMW L3.

 

[Tam]

Today's article says Innoviz supplies the Lidar, software "eyes and brain."

L3 in Germany as of 3/2024.

Testing in China, waiting for approvals.

L3 ubiquitous and L4 incremental progress by 2030 or next 6 years.

Innoviz: For BMW, Level 3 autonomy is here - Just Auto

Innoviz LiDAR tech supplied to BMW.

www.just-auto.com

 

[EVRider-FL]

L3 has a maximum speed of 37mph?

 

[Tam]

L3 has a maximum speed of 37mph?

It's a baby small step to start a consumer L3 when a driver is no longer liable for accidents.

That liability shift is huge. Thus, to manage it, manufacturers want to operate L3 in conditions that discourage damages and deaths.

Some of those are:
.Divided highways, no city streets, no pedestrians, no complicated scenarios.
.Low speed that happens in a highway traffic jam. Tesla can do this now but Tesla won't pay damages at any speed!
.and other conditions...

Mercedes plans to double the speed of L3 to 80MPH later but I guess only if the 40MPH condition is proven a success after many on the roads. With this pace of slow rollout, I won't be surprised that it'll be years from now.

 

[Tam]

L3 has a maximum speed of 37mph?

Here's the reference for the Mercedes L3 at 80 MPH. I expect other L3 companies will have to catch up too:

"Mercedes-Benz is focusing on SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving with the ultimate goal of driving at speeds of up to 80 mph (130 km/h) in its final iteration."

Conditionally automated driving: Mercedes-Benz DRIVE PILOT further expands U.S. availability to the country’s most populous state through California certification

Mercedes‑Benz today announced that its class-leading DRIVE PILOT system for SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving received certification from California state authorities.

media.mbusa.com

 

[spacecoin]

Here's the reference for the Mercedes L3 at 80 MPH. I expect other L3 companies will have to catch up too:

MB said to journalists at the Bejing Auto Show recently that they plan to do 80 km/h (50 mph) by the end of 2024 in Europe at least.