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Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by bwilson4web, Mar 19, 2026 at 6:11 AM.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    If they have a "Full Self Driving" feature, I would be interested provided the rest of the specs are equal to my 2019 Model 3.

    Bob Wilson
     
    #1 bwilson4web, Mar 19, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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    I’ve lost interest in gas, but it hasn’t lost interest in me.
    BMW, not gonna happen.
    (I can’t believe I’m saying that as a Chevy owner :cool:)
     
    #2 bisco, Mar 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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    Relying on Germans to self drive your vehicle sounds like a disaster... I often mention that most likely expensive luxury car on the road blowing lots of toxic smoke is a BMW and no one has yet to disagree with me.
     
    #3 PriusCamper, Mar 19, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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    I am sure @bwilson4web will disagree AND prove it with his i3rEX ownerships of 2 different cars. He likely has the data to back it up too.
     
    #4 Prodigyplace, Mar 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Not sure if there is anything to disagree with. As for self driving, my first 2014 BMW i3 REx had a derated “MagicEye” that handled dynamic cruise control. At the time, I understood the EU variant had the full stack with lane keeping.

    Full Self Driving is not exclusive to Tesla and there is the OpenSource, COMMA.AI that looks much improved. If several automakers decide to become contributors to OpenSource, it could become “game, set, point.”

    I don’t like reusing the i3/ix3 label because it is confusing to us early adopters. Regardless, it sounds like BMW decided to put their “A team” engineers on the project. Still, I have more confidence in BMW engineering than other EU manufacturers.

    Bob Wilson
     
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