{"id":182074,"date":"2026-02-24T12:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=182074"},"modified":"2026-02-27T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T10:39:24","slug":"bmw-drops-level-3-reality-check-for-eu-autonomous-driving-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/02\/24\/bmw-drops-level-3-reality-check-for-eu-autonomous-driving-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW laat Level-3 vallen: realiteitstoets voor EU-doelstellingen voor autonoom rijden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volgens het toonaangevende Duitse automagazine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.automobilwoche.de\/autohersteller\/bmw\/amw-bmw-technologie-automatisiertes-fahren-bmw-7er\/\">Automobilwoche<\/a>, BMW ziet af van zijn Level-3 ambities op het gebied van automatisch rijden voor de 7-serie. De kop klonk als een terugtrekking. In werkelijkheid kan het een herijking zijn, en een onthullende.<\/p><p>BMW zal zijn 'Personal Pilot L3'-systeem in de 7-serie uit het assortiment halen als onderdeel van de komende modelvernieuwingscyclus. Met niveau-3-systemen, volgens de SAE-definities, kunnen bestuurders in bepaalde situaties hun blik van de weg afwenden, waarbij de fabrikant de aansprakelijkheid op zich neemt zolang de functie actief is.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the German leading car magazine, Automobilwoche, BMW is abandoning its Level-3 automated-driving ambitions for the 7 Series. The headline sounded like a retreat. 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The headline sounded like a retreat. In reality, it may be a recalibration and a revealing one.BMW will discontinue its &#8216;Personal Pilot L3&#8217; system in the 7 Series as part of the upcoming model update cycle. Level-3 systems, under SAE definitions, allow drivers to take their eyes off the road in specific scenarios, with the manufacturer assuming liability while the function is active.This content has been archived. 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