BMW's newest and largest test site is built in a former open mine in the Czech Republic. And it's meant to test this particular type of technology.
Just a few days ago BMW opened its largest test site in the world, and it's aimed primarily at testing autonomous vehicles.The new site, dubbed Future Mobility Development Center , is located in Sokolov, Czech Republic, and it's been built in a former surface mine. The new center, covering some 1482 acres, contains a variety of simulated locations including city, freeway, country roads, and a variety of street and intersection types.
"With our new Future Mobility Development Center, we have created a one-of-a-kind test site, designed exclusively for the highly demanding testing of automated driving and parking up to level 4," said Frank Weber, BMW Board Member for Development. The Future Mobility Development Center is designed to test autonomous vehicles up to SAE Level 4, which is how driverless but geofenced robotaxis are designated.The automaker did not neglect environmental aspects in developing a site this large, using 2.2 million cubic meters of soil that had already been excavated during mining operations to construct the site. The test track also features a water management system that collects rainwater to irrigate the track.
"The special thing: We can run our test modules one after the other without stopping. This makes our testing as realistic, reliable, and customer-oriented as possible," Weber added.along with autonomous developer Arriver, and chipmaker Qualcomm.
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