{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/bmw-s-1400-acre-testing-facility-for-automated-driving-is-open-for-business/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"BMW's 1,400-Acre Testing Facility For Automated Driving Is Open For Business","slug":"bmw-s-1400-acre-testing-facility-for-automated-driving-is-open-for-business","createdLocal":"2023-07-28 14:30:54.074188","publishDate":"None","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.motor1.com/news/679173/bmw-automated-driving-new-testing-facility/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>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.\nThe 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.\nThe test site provides perfect conditions for simulated and real-world automated driving testing, BMW says.\nThe Sokolov facility joins BMW’s existing test sites in Aschheim near Munich, Miramas in France, and Arjeplog in Sweden.\nAs 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.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"bmw-s-1400-acre-testing-facility-for-automated-driving-is-open-for-business"}}}