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Though censored in some news reports, the vehicle has stickers with the text www.bmw.com/autonomousdriving. Apparently an autonomous driving test vehicle, altho

Though censored in some news reports, the vehicle has stickers with the text www.bmw.com/autonomousdriving. Apparently an autonomous driving test vehicle, although it is unclear whether autonomous driving was active at the time. https://twitter.com/AEONde/status/1559477911446589441 https://twitter.com/AEONde/status/1559477911446589441

jabiko 4y ago
One BMW spokesperson said: "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances. Naturally, we are in close contact with the authorities. One thing is already clear: The BMW vehicle involved was not an autonomous driving vehicle." Maybe it was a vehicle with additional equipment for collection data/imagery that was still completely driven by a human driver. That would explain the stickers.
yrgulation 4y ago
Interesting. Why would the german media censor the car brand? Arent consumers meant to know which one flopped this badly?
- throwaway4good 4y ago
  I doubt there is any censorship wrt that as you can see in the photo that the electric car involved is obviously a black BMW i3.
- ethanbond 4y ago
  Probably for the exact reason that your comment substantiates: we have little to no reason at all to suspect the car flopped.
  - yunohn 4y ago
    That still doesn’t mean the company needs to be censored? The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders.
    - ethanbond 4y ago
      My understanding is that in most of the civilized world (not in the US), the norm for media is not to report defaming information before its veracity has been established. It’s a good thing when media shows some restraint not to make unsubstantiated claims that are impossible to fully retract in the public consciousness. Note: This doesn’t mean media shouldn’t report on anything short of a conviction, but it probably shouldn’t report in a defaming way on something that may not even be reportable news at all (i.e. an ordinary fatal car crash)
      - yunohn 4y ago
        I’m sorry, but you’re blowing this out of proportion. Wanting the media to include the brand of the car involved in the crash (totally normal thing to do), is not equivalent to avoiding names of murder suspects. The brand is a fact, regardless of whether the self driving nature caused the crash.
        kuschku 4y ago
        The way facts are framed can make them dangerous nonetheless. Just because something is a fact doesn’t mean reporting it is harmless.
    - yrgulation 4y ago
      > The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders. Oh but it does. Corruption is alive and well and often so are the laws to facilitate it.
- Markoff 4y ago
  Why would German media living of BMW ads censor BMW autonomous car accident details? Hmm, that's tough one...

jabiko 4y ago

One BMW spokesperson said: "We are currently investigating the exact circumstances. Naturally, we are in close contact with the authorities. One thing is already clear: The BMW vehicle involved was not an autonomous driving vehicle." Maybe it was a vehicle with additional equipment for collection data/imagery that was still completely driven by a human driver. That would explain the stickers.

yrgulation 4y ago

Interesting. Why would the german media censor the car brand? Arent consumers meant to know which one flopped this badly?

throwaway4good 4y ago
I doubt there is any censorship wrt that as you can see in the photo that the electric car involved is obviously a black BMW i3.
ethanbond 4y ago
Probably for the exact reason that your comment substantiates: we have little to no reason at all to suspect the car flopped.
- yunohn 4y ago
  That still doesn’t mean the company needs to be censored? The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders.
  - ethanbond 4y ago
    My understanding is that in most of the civilized world (not in the US), the norm for media is not to report defaming information before its veracity has been established. It’s a good thing when media shows some restraint not to make unsubstantiated claims that are impossible to fully retract in the public consciousness. Note: This doesn’t mean media shouldn’t report on anything short of a conviction, but it probably shouldn’t report in a defaming way on something that may not even be reportable news at all (i.e. an ordinary fatal car crash)
    - yunohn 4y ago
      I’m sorry, but you’re blowing this out of proportion. Wanting the media to include the brand of the car involved in the crash (totally normal thing to do), is not equivalent to avoiding names of murder suspects. The brand is a fact, regardless of whether the self driving nature caused the crash.
      - kuschku 4y ago
        The way facts are framed can make them dangerous nonetheless. Just because something is a fact doesn’t mean reporting it is harmless.
  - yrgulation 4y ago
    > The media doesn’t answer to BMW shareholders. Oh but it does. Corruption is alive and well and often so are the laws to facilitate it.
Markoff 4y ago
Why would German media living of BMW ads censor BMW autonomous car accident details? Hmm, that's tough one...