Tysons Company To Help BMW Develop Driverless Cars

TYSONS, VA—Tysons-based DXC Technology announced Monday it will assist in developing driverless vehicles for BMW.

The global IT services company said in a news release it will simplify data analysis and algorithmic training to save time and money on the development of self-driving cars. The platform gathers data from road travel of BMW's test vehicles. Using this method, BMW will be able to collect, store and manage vehicle sensor data in seconds rather than days or weeks.

"DXC will greatly support our commitment to maximizing innovation, which will benefit our customers," said Alejandro Vukotich, senior vice president of Autonomous Driving and Driver Assistance at BMW Group. "With the managed services, we are able to ramp up the solution to support the next stage of the future of BMW Group’s autonomous drive platform."

BMW ranks automated driverless vehicle models from no automation (level 0) to full automation (level 5). The company has been testing "highly automated" vehicles, which can function over long distances without a driver, in Germany, Bloomberg reported. Drivers must still be present to take over control in scenarios like road construction zones.

BMW's website says the company aims to get these level 3 cars on the market in 2021.