BMW to launch near-autonomous driving next spring

Owners of select BMW cars will be able to let their vehicles drive them around autonomously next spring. On Friday, the German automaker announced it would launch Level 3 automated driving for its BMW 7 Series cars in March 2024, with pre-orders starting in December. Level 3 refers to the Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) standard for automated driving, which goes from Level 0 to Level 5. At Level 3, the car can drive itself under certain conditions, but the driver must be alert and ready to