BMW has announced its new £105,000 7 Series saloon will become its first car to offer hands-free, eyes-off-the-road driving from next spring.
It will become the most advanced ‘self-driving’ system in passenger cars to receive approval for use on European roads.
This is because – unlike Ford’s already-available BlueCruise system – it crucially will allow drivers to divert their attention away from what’s happening on the road around them while they have their hands off the wheel, meaning they can