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A test car with Autopilot killed a man and caused several crashes

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BMW electric self-driving test car collides with oncoming traffic, leaving one dead and nine injured in mass crowding in Germany.
One person has died and nine were seriously injured after an electric, self-driving BMW test car rammed into oncoming traffic in Germany. caused a series of collisions involving four vehicles.

The electric BMW iX, which had five people on board, including an 18-month-old toddler, veered out of its lane on a bend in the road in the southwestern city of Reutlingen on Monday and hit an oncoming Citroen.

The BMW then collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz van, killing a 33-year-old passenger in that vehicle.

Meanwhile, the 70-year-old driver of the Citroën lost control of her car and collided with another vehicle with two people on board, pushing it off the road and engulfing it in flames.

The electric BMW iX, which had five people on board, including an 18-month-old toddler, veered out of its lane on a bend in the road in the southwestern city of Reutlingen on Monday and hit an oncoming Citroen. Pictured: BMW iX series file image

Reutlingen police spokesman Michael Schaal said four rescue helicopters were involved in providing medical assistance and the injured were taken to several hospitals in the region.

Among them were the 43-year-old driver of the BMW, three adults aged 31, 42 and 47 and an 18-month-old child who were all in the test vehicle.

Schaal said police had not yet had an opportunity to interview those involved in the accident.

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“The crash vehicle was an autonomous electric test car,” the police said in a statement. “Whether it was driven by the 43-year-old (driver) or not is under investigation.”

The BMW then collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz van, resulting in the death of a 33-year-old passenger in that vehicle in Reutlingen

BMW confirmed that one of its test vehicles was involved in a collision near Reutlingen, but denied that the vehicle was fully autonomous.

The vehicle has a Level 2 driver assistance system already built into production vehicles today, which can assist the driver on request. ‘With level 2 vehicles, the driver always retains responsibility.’

BMW added that the vehicle, which costs at least £77,300, had to be marked as a test car for data protection purposes as it was recording footage.

“We are investigating the exact circumstances (of the crash),” BMW said. “Of course we are in close contact with authorities.”

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