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🤝 Joint approach: BMW is developing a driver-assistance package for highway and urban use together with Beijing software specialist Momenta; the first production models of the Neue Klasse will hit Chinese roads from 2026.
🗺️ HD mapping included: Momenta is one of the very few companies officially approved to create high-definition street maps in the Middle Kingdom—a mandatory component for lane-keeping and future Level-3 upgrades.
⚡ Pipeline turbocharge: Thanks to pre-trained AI algorithms, BMW cuts localization time by about a year and saves a high-three-figure-million sum in in-house development costs.
🌐 Modular setup: Momenta’s software plugs into BMW’s global platform (Qualcomm/Arriver, Alibaba AI); German 7 Series already run Level-3 pilot projects today.
Why It Matters
Local differentiation: Momenta’s China-tuned maps make BMW models immediately competitive against BYD & Co.
Cost & speed: Ready-made HD maps and AI shave roughly a year off development and save a high-double-digit-million amount.
Data boost: Every BMW delivered in China generates training data that will accelerate future Level-3/4 systems worldwide.
👉🏻 Full story: Handelsblatt, BMW Press, Reuters
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