[GermanCarGuy]

If you want Tesla level autonomy on your BMW I just launched a campaign to get OpenPilot on out vehicles. Only requirement is Electronic Power Steering (G30) and radar cruise. If you want to help in the project in any way, please PM me and I will bring you in as a team member.


https://www.gofundme.com/FlexRayOP

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by GermanCarGuy

If you want Tesla level autonomy on your BMW I just launched a campaign to get OpenPilot on out vehicles. Only requirement is Electronic Power Steering (G30) and radar cruise. If you want to help in the project in any way, please PM me and I will bring you in as a team member.


https://www.gofundme.com/FlexRayOP

Why don't you just buy a Tesla?

[GermanCarGuy]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

Why don't you just buy a Tesla?

Because I have a significant investment in my BMW and it's a very solid comfortable vehicle.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by GermanCarGuy

Because I have a significant investment in my BMW and it's a very solid comfortable vehicle.

I doubt it is possible without huge expense. My 2018 G30 has the advanced safety features and every time I turn on the lane assistant it makes me nervous (so I rarely turn it on). If BMW can't make a car that can safely stay in its lane while avoiding the cars alongside it, what makes you think it can replicate the Tesla experience.

Enjoy your car for what it is. For every car there will always be features that it doesn't have that we wish it had. For example, I wouldn't buy a Tesla Model 3 because I don't want to have to look sideways to see my speed, etc.

I live in hot Arizona and my favorite feature on my BMW is that I can use the phone app to turn on my AC. So when I am playing golf, I can take out my phone after the 17th hole and turn on the AC. By the time I get to the car, it is comfortable. I don't believe that Tesla offers this feature.

So...do your research and pick the car that meets the most important of your needs. Once you have done that, as you have, don't spend time wishing you had something else but enjoy the features of the car you do have.

[GermanCarGuy]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

I doubt it is possible without huge expense. My 2018 G30 has the advanced safety features and every time I turn on the lane assistant it makes me nervous (so I rarely turn it on). If BMW can't make a car that can safely stay in its lane while avoiding the cars alongside it, what makes you think it can replicate the Tesla experience.

Enjoy your car for what it is. For every car there will always be features that it doesn't have that we wish it had. For example, I wouldn't buy a Tesla Model 3 because I don't want to have to look sideways to see my speed, etc.

I live in hot Arizona and my favorite feature on my BMW is that I can use the phone app to turn on my AC. So when I am playing golf, I can take out my phone after the 17th hole and turn on the AC. By the time I get to the car, it is comfortable. I don't believe that Tesla offers this feature.

So...do your research and pick the car that meets the most important of your needs. Once you have done that, as you have, don't spend time wishing you had something else but enjoy the features of the car you do have.

It's more than possible by getting in line with the electronic power steering motor we will be able to do man in the middle from open pilot and if you're not familiar with open pilot please do some research on comma.ai. I've already done OP on a dozen vehicles.

[hlothery]

I wish this concept would go away. Don't even like adaptive cruise control. I bought a BMW because I wanted to drive it. YMMV.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by GermanCarGuy

It's more than possible by getting in line with the electronic power steering motor we will be able to do man in the middle from open pilot and if you're not familiar with open pilot please do some research on comma.ai. I've already done OP on a dozen vehicles.

Aside from the fact that I like to drive my car, open pilot doesn't let you drive more than 5 mph or so greater than the speed limit. In Arizona, radar doesn't issue a ticket unless you are more than 10 miles over the speed limit. This means that everyone drives at least 9 miles over the speed limit. i am not about to become a Prius driver.

There are other features (?) as well that I can do without such as the camera staring at the driver.

I will pass but good luck to you.

[Starbot1]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

I doubt it is possible without huge expense. My 2018 G30 has the advanced safety features and every time I turn on the lane assistant it makes me nervous (so I rarely turn it on). If BMW can't make a car that can safely stay in its lane while avoiding the cars alongside it, what makes you think it can replicate the Tesla experience.

Enjoy your car for what it is. For every car there will always be features that it doesn't have that we wish it had. For example, I wouldn't buy a Tesla Model 3 because I don't want to have to look sideways to see my speed, etc.

I live in hot Arizona and my favorite feature on my BMW is that I can use the phone app to turn on my AC. So when I am playing golf, I can take out my phone after the 17th hole and turn on the AC. By the time I get to the car, it is comfortable. I don't believe that Tesla offers this feature.

So...do your research and pick the car that meets the most important of your needs. Once you have done that, as you have, don't spend time wishing you had something else but enjoy the features of the car you do have.

To be sure, the model 3 can turn on the climate system fully by remote. Far more so than my 2017 G30...

[ifr]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

Aside from the fact that I like to drive my car, open pilot doesn't let you drive more than 5 mph or so greater than the speed limit. In Arizona, radar doesn't issue a ticket unless you are more than 10 miles over the speed limit. This means that everyone drives at least 9 miles over the speed limit. i am not about to become a Prius driver.

There are other features (?) as well that I can do without such as the camera staring at the driver.

I will pass but good luck to you.

The native BMW automatic Speed Limit Assistant allows you to drive up to 10 MPH over the speed limit.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by Starbot1

To be sure, the model 3 can turn on the climate system fully by remote. Far more so than my 2017 G30...

To be sure but we are not talking about a Tesla, we are talking about installing/activating open pilot on a BMW. The BMW feature only works on the phev models as it runs the AC off the electric battery, not the ICE.

[vinch9292]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

To be sure but we are not talking about a Tesla, we are talking about installing/activating open pilot on a BMW. The BMW feature only works on the phev models as it runs the AC off the electric battery, not the ICE.

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

To be sure but we are not talking about a Tesla, we are talking about installing/activating open pilot on a BMW. The BMW feature only works on the phev models as it runs the AC off the electric battery, not the ICE.

My 530e can remote activate AC provided battery level above 20% (I think).

[edtreo]

Originally Posted by GermanCarGuy

If you want Tesla level autonomy on your BMW I just launched a campaign to get OpenPilot on out vehicles. Only requirement is Electronic Power Steering (G30) and radar cruise. If you want to help in the project in any way, please PM me and I will bring you in as a team member.


https://www.gofundme.com/FlexRayOP

Any update?

[Ginjutsu]

Originally Posted by edtreo

Any update?

Was wondering the same thing. This is something I'm insanely interested in adding to my car (I know this topic is specifically for G30 models, but I think any attention given to BMWs from developers of OpenPilot would only be a good thing).