BMW & New Tactile Tech for Safety
BMW Using Israel's Tactile Mobility Software Source: Tactile Mobility Making Smart Vehicles, Smarter Starting in 2021, Israel's Tactile Mobility's unique software will be embedded into BMW Group's BMWG.DE next generation vehicles. The software enables the vehicle to analyze the road surface conditions under the tires to make smarter decisions. The software uses the vehicles non-visual sensors, such as wheel speed and angle, gear position and RPM to help smart and autonomous vehicles "feel" the road, road dynamics and road conditions. The software detects control, pressure, traction and more. Tactile Mobility Tactile Mobility is a hot startup that last October secured $9 million in funding including from Porsche. Now, it has a deal with BMW to make BMW vehicles even smarter. Their softw...