Hasta La Gadget!

BMW is working on an intelligent navigation system that can build a driver profile based on his or her common destinations and routes, AutoblogGreen reports, in an effort to predict where the driver is going next without having to program the system manually.

The point is to warn the driver of upcoming congestion, construction, and other obstacles, even when the person already knows where they’re going and doesn’t activate the system—such as on a daily commute, a weekend trip where there may be less traffic, or a sports event where there could be a ton of traffic if there’s a game starting in a few hours. In addition, the system can tie into the car’s drivetrain and reprogram the computer so that the car uses less fuel, based on expected upcoming driving patterns, according to the report.

So far, BMW claims that it has improved the accuracy of the system from 30 percent to 70 percent, in terms of it figuring out what the driver is doing next. But it still has a ways to go, and there’s no word yet on when this technology could make it into production vehicles, the report said.