BMW to develop a new navigation system
 

BMW to develop a new navigation system that “learns” the driver’s destination of choice

BMW is currently working on a technology that might be the staple of the future: a new learning navigation system that “learns” the driver’s destination of choice, driving habits and analyzes the current location with the next possible destination. The system then displays its guesses on a navigation screen as to where the driver might want to go next.

According to BMW the system, which is aptly called the ILENA, short for Intelligent Learning Navigation, is already 80 percent accurate with regards to it guesses of the car’s next possible stop. This system besides the convenience also aims at efficiency. The onboard computer can do some computations and analysis based on the information it gathers and automatically adjusts the car’s performance and power utilization accordingly. When this idea is brought to all of the car’s system, it can effectively lower costs between 5-10 percent.One downside to this system is clear – people will lose their privacy as a computer keeps track of every move they make. Whether privacy is worth exchanging with a few percentages of economy is a good question to ask. Of course, different individuals may offer different answers. With the apparent success of the ILENA project, BMW will be pushing this system toward a debut within five years or so in a 7-Series sedan.

and, as long as tied to iDrive, it will suck. :D

Have you seen the new iDrive in F01?

Anything beats that crap they threw in my 2005 X5. Ug!

Hey, what's F01. BTW, that artificial intelligence nav system.... it's about time. Biggest thing I hate about my nav (which to my knowledge isn't available on any other aftermarket nav system either) is that if I program a destination and deviate from the recommend route and drive that same route every freakin' day, the nav system never learns!

Blaupunkt has an amazing new portable sat nav that I wish I could get. It detects and displays the current speed limit and warns you of upcoming curves in the road. It also presents directions with the actual scenery/background that you would see on the road.

http://www.blaupunkt.com/de/7612201660_zoom.html

I think it's called "der backseatdriverschloss"

The garmins display the current speed limits of the roads. This works in most areas, but the road needs to be set up to tell the GPS what the speed limit is. The highways in Virginia Beach and Tulsa do this very well.

:confused: Back seat driver castle?

Ok my German sucks.