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[โ€“] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

whatever gets put out by these companies will be a step above in Reliability and safety.

I expect nothing less, this has been true for many other things when comparing eu things to us things, but this argument would also mean nokia would eventually release an iPhone killer and we all know that didn't happen either. Don't get me wrong I'd really like vw to beat tesla, but they haven't got anything riding on public roads yet afaik

[โ€“] SW42@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The bmw 7 series has advanced self driving features where you are allowed to take your hands off the steering wheel in some circumstances

[โ€“] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't know they got to that point already, but I think VW would want it's own system and not license it from BMW. We'll have to wait and see how fast they can realise their goals.

[โ€“] SW42@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/innovation/automated-driving.html this is the release from them. I believe the s class Mercedes has something similar

[โ€“] huppakee@feddit.nl 3 points 15 hours ago

Thanks, though Mercedes might be less likely to share their tech considering they have their own vans (and trucks too).