German carmaker BMW Group is set to accelerate its autonomous driving technology development with the launch of new facilities at its research and development center in Shenyang, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province.
The Shenyang R&D center is scheduled to open an autonomous driving data processing center in September and an autonomous driving test workshop in December, according to the company.
The data processing center will handle autonomous driving test data, while the test workshop will focus on validating autonomous driving functions for new local models.
BMW aims to expand the possibilities and limits of autonomous driving technology through its Chinese R&D team, pushing towards higher levels of autonomous driving capabilities.
Patrick Mueller, vice president of the BMW Brilliance R&D Center, stated that BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd will enhance cooperation with Shenyang in areas such as vehicle testing, information sharing, and the formulation of autonomous driving policies and regulations.
The Shenyang facility, which integrates R&D and production functions, is BMW's largest production base worldwide and a key hub for its new energy vehicles. With R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, and Nanjing, BMW boasts the largest R&D network in China outside of Germany. The Shenyang center specializes in the integration and validation of electric mobility technologies and intelligent connected vehicles.
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BMW ramps up autonomous driving technology development in China
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