BMW Will Start Testing Self-Driving Cars VERY SOON

In yesterday’s statement release, BMW announced they will start testing the autonomous vehicles as soon as next year! The main reason for this move is the effort to keep the pace with companies like Lyft and Uber.

Chief executive Harald Krueger said: 

Uber and Lyft do not operate their own fleets of cars. Owning the fleet means you can make offers that Lyft and others are unable to provide. For example, providing car sharing for a specific community only.

That definitely sounds interesting! According to BMW’s vice president Klaus Buettner, “there is a trained test driver behind the wheel of every car.”

BMW will have the competitive advantage of having their own cars when they launch a driving service similar to popular Uber.