Autonomous Vehicle News
No, it’s not a dedicated test track for future BMW M products but a 1,400-acre test site for automated driving technologies located close to the city of Sokolov in the Czech Republic. The opening ceremony for the so-called Future Mobility Development Center was attended by local politicians and by Frank Weber, BMW Group’s Board Member for Development. The test site provides perfect conditions for simulated and real-world automated driving testing, BMW says. The Sokolov facility joins BMW’s existing test sites in Aschheim near Munich, Miramas in France, and Arjeplog in Sweden. As for the company’s assisted driving technologies, last year BMW announced it will partner with Here on the development of a Level 2+ hands-free driving system.