BMW i7 Driving Experience: Cruise Control Performance Smoother Than Tesla Autopilot

According to a video released on the MOCAR channel, the ride quality and driving assistance system performance experienced while driving the BMW i7 showed distinctive characteristics compared to Tesla's systems.

BMW i7's Ceremony and Overwhelming Ride Quality Implemented with Advanced Technology

The BMW i7 is equipped with various advanced features that provide visual and functional satisfaction to the user when entering the vehicle. The video shows the "ceremony" process where the lights, which act as the vehicle's eyes, emit brilliant light because they are made of crystal material, and the doors automatically open and the previously closed glass smoothly opens as the passenger approaches. These functions indicate that the vehicle not only possesses actual advanced technology but also focuses on instilling the impression of an advanced vehicle in the user.

In terms of driving performance, the overwhelming ride quality characteristic of a large sedan was emphasized. Although some noise occurs when passing over road seams, it smoothly filters out the movements occurring under the wheels, giving the feeling of gliding over the road. In particular, the acceleration based on high output is powerful enough to make the vehicle's massive size irrelevant, providing unrivaled acceleration performance that makes the driver feel the joy of playing a car game. The speaker in the video expressed that this driving feeling is as enjoyable as driving a bumper car at an amusement park, so charming that they felt a sense of guilt for finding it difficult to focus on work.

BMW Cruise Control Performance Smoother Than Tesla Autopilot

A comparative analysis of the driving assistance system also followed. As a result of driving with the cruise control function installed in the BMW i7 activated, the system's ability to maintain the lane and adjust the distance from the vehicle ahead was very stable. In particular, it was characterized by the action of narrowing the gap and stopping smoothly rather than braking suddenly when the vehicle ahead stopped. In the video, it was mentioned that when driving on Olympic-daero, the car's ability to yield its turn or decelerate on its own is smooth enough to not fall significantly behind even when compared to Tesla's FSD(Supervised).

The video mentioned that when compared to Tesla's Autopilot, BMW's driving assistance system provides a much more comfortable driving feel. While Tesla's Autopilot sometimes shows somewhat unpleasant or unstable movements, the difference was cited as BMW's process of decelerating and maintaining the lane being very smooth. However, Tesla's FSD's ability to deal with extreme situations in an AI-like manner was categorized as a separate domain. Meanwhile, the function to immediately recognize accident situations ahead through the Head-Up Display (HUD) during driving was also confirmed.

Prospects for BMW's Future Autonomous Driving Technology

Beyond the current level of driving assistance, technical changes to be applied to future models were also mentioned. Starting with the iX3, BMW plans to provide a function that changes lanes on the highway by itself. The video presented a prospect that by around the first half of next year, BMW vehicles will be seen changing lanes on the highway Olympic-daero or exiting at their destination by themselves. This suggests that the competition for driving assistance technology will become more intense in the future, coinciding with the trend of technology introduction by other brands such as Mercedes-Benz.

However, precautions when using the driving assistance system were also emphasized in the video. Both BMW's driving assistance functions and Tesla's FSD require the driver's attention and supervision, and users must comply with the usage conditions for each function and respond immediately when warnings occur. Performing other tasks, such as using a mobile phone while driving, is not permitted. Additionally, in the event of a contact accident on the road, one must stop immediately to check for injuries and prioritize securing safe evidence, such as going through necessary relief and reporting procedures and exchanging personal information with the other party.