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Offline beemuker

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BMW announces self driving motorcycle
« on: September 19, 2018, 11:31:55 AM »
BMW announces self driving motorcycle.  I guess you need training wheels for the stop.
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/amp/ncna910801
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Re: BMW announces self driving motorcycle
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2018, 06:03:44 PM »
BMW announces self driving motorcycle.  I guess you need training wheels for the stop.
A gyroscope to aid in stopping will be in production as soon as color choices are verified.
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Re: BMW announces self driving motorcycle
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2018, 11:49:18 AM »
Hilarious how it blew through the stop on the video.
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Re: BMW announces self driving motorcycle
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2018, 03:08:22 PM »
Hilarious how it blew through the stop on the video.
It would have been funnier if they kept filming it slowing it way down and them running to catch up before it fell over.
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Re: BMW announces self driving motorcycle
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2018, 03:58:11 PM »
It would have been funnier if they kept filming it slowing it way down and them running to catch up before it fell over.

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