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The new Driving Simulation Centre being built in the city of Munich will be the “world’s most advanced facility for the simulation of real-world driving situations,” says German carmaker BMW.
The new center will be used by BMW for a variety of tasks, but most importantly it will have an important part to play in the development of autonomous systems for the brand's future cars. For the task at hand, 157 people will be using 14 simulators and usability labs to test advanced driving assistance systems, new displays or control concepts.
The most important pieces of hardware to make their way into the new center are the two simulators dedicated to autonomous driving. They will be capable of generating longitudinal and transverse acceleration forces of up to 1.0 g, which means they can replicate dynamic evading maneuvers, full braking, and hard acceleration.
Those sitting in the simulator chairs to supervise will see on the screens in front of an extremely detailed rendering of real-world driving characteristics, as well as complex urban driving situations. This, says BMW, is a first for laboratory testing.
In theory, testing autonomous systems in a simulator might accelerate their introduction to the market. Such testing is currently not permitted on most of the world’s roads and, where it is permitted, their use requires tons of paperwork.
“Advanced driving simulators have become an indispensable tool, especially for the development and testing of driving assistance systems and display and control concepts,” says BMW.
“Furthermore, the driving simulator makes it possible to act out test scenarios which occur only rarely or under unusual circumstances in real life, or which would involve risks and so could not be created for test purposes in a real-world driving environment.”
The full details on the new simulators to be used by BMW are to be found in the document attached below.
The most important pieces of hardware to make their way into the new center are the two simulators dedicated to autonomous driving. They will be capable of generating longitudinal and transverse acceleration forces of up to 1.0 g, which means they can replicate dynamic evading maneuvers, full braking, and hard acceleration.
Those sitting in the simulator chairs to supervise will see on the screens in front of an extremely detailed rendering of real-world driving characteristics, as well as complex urban driving situations. This, says BMW, is a first for laboratory testing.
In theory, testing autonomous systems in a simulator might accelerate their introduction to the market. Such testing is currently not permitted on most of the world’s roads and, where it is permitted, their use requires tons of paperwork.
“Advanced driving simulators have become an indispensable tool, especially for the development and testing of driving assistance systems and display and control concepts,” says BMW.
“Furthermore, the driving simulator makes it possible to act out test scenarios which occur only rarely or under unusual circumstances in real life, or which would involve risks and so could not be created for test purposes in a real-world driving environment.”
The full details on the new simulators to be used by BMW are to be found in the document attached below.
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