- BMW launches new head unit for SAE Level 2 automation with HERE HD Live Map.
- The BMW 7 Series is their first vehicle to introduce SAE Level 2+ with a speed of 130 km/h in the US and Canada. The functionality will be extended to other models based on the same technical platform.
- HERE provides the BMW 7 Series with predictive routing and real-time traffic information.
Amsterdam and Munich – HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, today announced that the BMW Group is using the HERE HD Live Map, HERE’s high-resolution map, to enable hands-free driving in the United States and Canada. HERE is one of the first companies in the world to provide high-resolution maps for Level 2+ automated driving functions in production vehicles. This is the result of a long-standing collaboration between BMW and HERE on next-generation map features.
7er is the first bmw series production vehicle to use HERE HD live map for hands-free driving
The BMW 7 Series is the first production vehicle from the premium automobile manufacturer to start with SAE Level 2+ automated functions at a top speed of 130 km/h. This feature enables hands-free driving on highways and freeways, provided the driver remains focused and ready to take control. The HERE HD Live Map will be integrated into more BMW models as the possibilities of automated driving increase across vehicles, roads and regions.
HERE HD live Map a key component to automated driving security & user
