Presentation of the innovation "Remote Park Assist" in edited version / Technology: Ultrasonic sensors Park Distance Control (PDC), High Dynamic Range CMOS camera, lenticular reflector / Function of the Remote Park Assist: BMW 7er driving automatically into/out of the garage through activation of remote control (several details), BMW 7 Series drives into the garage and stops in front of an obstacle, the driver removes the obstacle, the car then continues on its path into the garage, the driver drives the BMW 7 Series into the garage without Remote Park Assist, has little space to get out of the vehicle and squeezes his way along the wall to get out of the garage / Prof. Raymond Freymann, Head of Research and Technology BMW Group: technical explications.

The new Aeroacoustic and E-Engine Center (AEZ) starts operations at the BMW Group's Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). The building consists of two halves: In addition to a multifunctional part with workshop, testing and measurement equipment as well as a prototype for high-voltage batteries and inverters, the AEZ is home to a technically unique wind tunnel. With a length of almost 100 m, a height of 45 m and a width of 25 m, it is the world's largest vertical acoustic wind tunnel and at the same time the quietest.

Level 3 highly automated driving with the Personal Pilot L3 option in the new BMW 7 Series and partially automated driving with the BMW Highway Assistant in the BMW 5 Series.

BMW Asia showcased the BMW i Vision Dee for the first time in Southeast Asia, where regional media embarked on BMW Asia Test Fest, a test drive of 11 of the latest BMW Group Asia vehicles.