BMW confirms its first autonomous car release dateMay 14, 2016 - 15:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Autonomous cars, they're the future, and now we know exactly how close that future is thanks to BMW, Digital Spy said. Becoming one of the first manufacturers to set a date for its foray into the autonomous car market, the Munich-based company announced that 2021 will serve as its entry point. The electric, autonomous car will be named the i NEXT. CEO Harold Krueger said in the company's recent shareholder meeting: "In 2018, we will launch a BMW i8 Roadster. This will be followed in 2021 by the BMW i NEXT, our new innovation driver, with autonomous driving, digital connectivity, intelligent lightweight design, a totally new interior and ultimately bringing the next generation of electro-mobility to the road." Considering the proposed car is offering a number of high-level features, though, it could be the later end of the 2020s before the technology is realistically affordable to the public. Boo. If you simply can't wait the meagre five years until BMW's luxury autonomous contraption is scheduled to drop, there are always the Volvo 'Drive Me' cars, which undergo trials in 2017 before an expected commercial release in 2020, Digital Spy said. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |