IBM and BMW want Watson to help drive your car

Researchers will be testing cognitive computing with the BMW i8. IBM Watson could soon be helping you to drive your car, as IBM's cognitive computing unit is set to work with BMW Group to explore how the technology could aid cars of the future. The partnership will see a team of BMW researchers and engineers located at IBM's global headquarters for Watson Internet of Things in Munich, Germany, as the companies work together to develop and improve intelligent assistant functions of BMW cars. BMW's headquarters are also located in Munich. As part of the deal, four BMW i8 hybrid sports cars will also be moved to the Munich Watson IoT HQ, allowing researchers to run prototypes using IBM's Bluemix cloud platform.