BMW receives approval for advanced autonomous driving

BMW receives approval to integrate a new advanced autonomous driving system alongside existing self-driving technologies in its vehicles, the German company said on Tuesday.

Combining the car maker's highway assistant (level 2) and its personal pilot (level 3) grade autonomous capacities, the new BMW 7 Series, which will initially only be available in Germany, is setting "a milestone in the field of automated driving," BMW said in a statement.

While other big players in autonomous driving are already testing fully self-driving robot taxis under strict conditions, Germany was the first country to create the legal basis for a nationwide introduction of self-driving cars back in 2021.