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How backward are traditional car companies? 9 BMW models confirmed the addition of automatic lane changes

If you often pay attention to intelligent assisted driving, then you must know that the automatic lane change function of the vehicle is already something that the new domestic car-making forces played in the last stage. Now, these involuted car companies are focusing on more advanced areas such as urban NOA.

However, as a representative of traditional car manufacturers, BMW's recent achievements in the field of intelligent assisted driving have just moved towards automatic lane change.

How backward are traditional car companies? 9 BMW models confirmed the addition of automatic lane changes

According to BMW's official sources, with the launch of the new BMW 5 Series and i5, BMW has brought the third generation of intelligent driving systems to the Chinese market, one of the core innovations is the automatic lane change assistance function (Active Lane Change Assistant), which is what we often say, automatic lane change with gaze confirmation.

It is worth noting that this feature is not limited to the all-new BMW 5 Series, in addition to this car, there are also nine BMW models with specific specifications in the Chinese market, which will receive automatic lane change function.

How backward are traditional car companies? 9 BMW models confirmed the addition of automatic lane changes

The specific list is: X5 (G18 LCI) produced after January this year, 7 Series/i7 produced after November 2023, BMW X6 produced after December 2023, BMW X7 produced after December 2023, BMW iX produced after December 2023, BMW X5 M & BMW X6 M produced after December 2023, BMW XM produced after December 2023.

However, it is important to note that this feature is included in the Autonomous Driving Assist System Pro, so only vehicles equipped with this feature will be eligible for the upgraded experience.

How backward are traditional car companies? 9 BMW models confirmed the addition of automatic lane changes

The use of this function is as follows: after starting the automatic driving assistance system Pro, the vehicle enters a high-speed cruising state, and the vehicle is in a high-speed cruise state at 60km/h-180km/ Within the speed range, if there is a slow car in front of you, then in the case of traffic conditions that meet the conditions for lane change, the driver will appear on the dashboard to change lanes, at this time, the driver does not need to change his driving habits, as he usually changes lanes naturally glance at the exterior rearview mirror, BMW's intelligent driving system will track the driver's line of sight and head movements through the infrared camera, and the vehicle can immediately complete the lane change.

So the question is, will you choose to spend tens of thousands of yuan to install this set of intelligent assisted driving functions, or will you choose a higher-level intelligent assisted driving system of your own brand at a cheaper price?