Self-driving motorcycle
By Guardian Exclusive
02 November 2018 |
11:29 am
BMW has released the video footage of its first self-driving motorbike. The motorcycle is an autonomous version of its R1200GS motorcycle. It is sleek, fast, powerful and needs no one to ride it.
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