BMW's new ad hints at couples having SEX in driverless car

Driving me crazy! BMW’s new ad hints at couples having SEX in driverless car with the tagline ‘a space where everything can be done with ease’

BMW released clip of its concept self-driving car, called Vision iNext
Tells the story of how a couple met and hints at them getting intimate in the car
Production of the Vision iNext SUV will offer Level 4 autonomy by 2021

Published: 16:47 BST, 25 September 2019 | Updated: 18:50 BST, 25 September 2019

BMW is taking a more intimate approach with self-driving cars.

In a video teasing the German car-maker’s Vision iNext concept car, the firm hints at in-car sex with its tagline ‘A space where everything can be done with ease’.

The clip tells the story of a couple from when they first meet to them getting more intimate before taking things on the road.

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In video teasing BMW’s Vision iNext concept car (pictured), the firm hints at in-car sex with its tagline ‘A space where everything can be done with ease’

‘The BMW Vision iNEXT is a warm and optimistic vision that merges all the key technologies for future mobility into a single vehicle: it will be all-electric, highly automated, fully connected and ultimately human,’ BMW shared with the advertisement.

In the video, we meet Eve and Leo from when they first spot each other in a coffee shop to seeing their love unfold on a beach and then seeing them become slightly intimate in their sleek Vision iNext self-driving car.

BMW does not give away much detail, but hopes viewers will use their imaginations.

Other than getting intimate, BMW believes its concept vehicle will revolutionize the way we travel.

The inside is designed to be comfortable and fashionable, similar to your home’s ‘living space’.

And there are two driving modes to choose from.

In ‘Boost’ mode, the steering wheel and displays are positioned towards the driver.

When ‘Ease’ mode is engaged, the steering wheel slightly retracts and creates a more open and intimate space.

n the video, we meet Eve and Leo from when they first spot each other in a coffee shop to seeing their love unfold on a beach and then seeing them become slightly intimate in their sleek Vision iNext self-driving car

Other than getting intimate, BMW believes its concept vehicle will revolutionize the way we travel. The inside is designed to be comfortable and fashionable, similar to your home’s ‘living space’

Inside the large cockpit, the driver’s area is defined by the two visible digital display panels and the steering wheel.

BMW promises ‘New Moments of Joy,’ all thanks to your gleaming self-driving car.

The production iNext SUV will offer Level 4 autonomy by 2021, BMW previously promised.

And there are two driving modes to choose from. In ‘Boost’ mode, the steering wheel and displays are positioned towards the driver

When ‘Ease’ mode is engaged, the steering wheel slightly retracts and creates a more open and intimate space

The German car-maker is not the first to suggest intimate moments will take place in self-driving cars, as scientists believe they will as well.

A Canadian expert believes people will have ‘a lot more sex in cars’, once a computer takes over and this could be dangerous as the ‘drivers’ won’t be paying attention to the road.

The claims were made by Barrie Kirk from the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence in 2016, reported by the Toronto Sun.

BMW does not give away much detail, but hopes viewers will use their imaginations

Inside the large cockpit, the driver’s area is defined by the two visible digital display panels and the steering wheel

HOW DO SELF-DRIVING CARS ‘SEE’?

Self-driving cars often use a combination of normal two-dimensional cameras and depth-sensing ‘LiDAR’ units to recognise the world around them.

However, others make use of visible light cameras that capture imagery of the roads and streets.

They are trained with a wealth of information and vast databases of hundreds of thousands of clips which are processed using artificial intelligence to accurately identify people, signs and hazards.

In LiDAR (light detection and ranging) scanning – which is used by Waymo – one or more lasers send out short pulses, which bounce back when they hit an obstacle.

These sensors constantly scan the surrounding areas looking for information, acting as the ‘eyes’ of the car.

While the units supply depth information, their low resolution makes it hard to detect small, faraway objects without help from a normal camera linked to it in real time.

In November last year Apple revealed details of its driverless car system that uses lasers to detect pedestrians and cyclists from a distance.

The Apple researchers said they were able to get ‘highly encouraging results’ in spotting pedestrians and cyclists with just LiDAR data.

They also wrote they were able to beat other approaches for detecting three-dimensional objects that use only LiDAR.

Other self-driving cars generally rely on a combination of cameras, sensors and lasers.

An example is Volvo’s self driving cars that rely on around 28 cameras, sensors and lasers.

A network of computers process information, which together with GPS, generates a real-time map of moving and stationary objects in the environment.

Twelve ultrasonic sensors around the car are used to identify objects close to the vehicle and support autonomous drive at low speeds.

A wave radar and camera placed on the windscreen reads traffic signs and the road’s curvature and can detect objects on the road such as other road users.

Four radars behind the front and rear bumpers also locate objects.

Two long-range radars on the bumper are used to detect fast-moving vehicles approaching from far behind, which is useful on motorways.

Four cameras – two on the wing mirrors, one on the grille and one on the rear bumper – monitor objects in close proximity to the vehicle and lane markings.

‘I am predicting that, once computers are doing the driving, there will be a lot more sex in cars,’ said Kirk.

‘That’s one of several things people will do which will inhibit their ability to respond quickly when the computer says to the human, ‘Take over.”

‘Drivers tend to overestimate the performance of automation and will naturally turn their focus away from the road when they turn on their auto-pilot,’ said a note obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.

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