BMW chief envisions a vehicle that responds to you as an individual Harald Krueger MUNICH BMW CEO Harald Krueger said the breakneck speed of technological advances is giving automakers new rivals such as Tesla but also new opportunities in areas such as artificial intelligence. Until very recently our competitors were Mercedes Audi and Porsche Krueger said. Now we are looking at newcomers such as Tesla or Faraday Future who knew these companies 10 years ago? and of course high-tech players like Google Apple Baidu or Alibaba. It shows how our industry is changing he said last week in a keynote speech at the Automotive News Europe Congress here. Krueger said increasingly rapid progress in artificial intelligence will change how drivers interact with their vehicles. He cited two examples: 1. The victory in March of Googles AlphaGo software program over Lee Sedol the worlds best player of Go a Chinese board game that is infinitely more complicated than chess. This win for artificial intelligence marks a historic turning point Krueger said. AlphaGo is partly based on deep learning neural networks and it made moves that human professionals first saw as errors. The program found a way to win never discovered by humans in 25 centuries of Go history. 2. Pepper the Japanese humanoid robot that is programmed to be a personal companion for senior citizens. The robot can analyze human emotions and adapt its responses. If youre happy Pepper will share your joy. If youre sad Pepper will comfort you. This demonstrates that technology is becoming human Krueger said. Just imagine you get into your car and it recognizes straight away what mood youre in probably quicker than your spouse. Harald Krueger BMW Just imagine you get into your car and it recognizes straight away what mood youre in probably quicker than your spouse he said. BMWs Vision Next 100 self-driving concept already showcases such advances. The companion in the Vision Next 100 car is just that: a real companion that gets to know you as a person and responds to you as an individual Krueger said. I firmly believe this is not a threat to us. Its much more a huge opportunity to all of us [mobility] will be effortless available on demand and tailor-made for all our customers individual needs. BMW is hiring experts in machine learning and artificial intelligence as it develops the Vision Next 100 into a flagship production model the iNEXT due to launch in 2021. The company said in March it was shifting its strategy to focus on electric vehicles automated driving and new services in the field of premium individual mobility. Read more:http://www.autonews.com/article/20160613/OEM06/306139973/a-car-that-knows-how-you-feel Feel free to contact us for cash for cars and commercial vehicles of any age or condition The post A car that knows how you feel appeared first on http://dublin.cashforcarsireland.com/ via Cash For Cars - Locations http://dublin.cashforcarsireland.com/car-knows-feel/