+++ BMW takes the next step for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) +++ Concentration of computing power for key customer functions in four "Superbrains" +++ Zonal wiring harness architecture 30% lighter and with 600 meters less wiring +++ Technology scales across all drivetrain variants +++ Future-oriented and flexible software architecture from the chip in the vehicle to the cloud +++
+++ Production follows the market +++ At least one all-electric model for the global market is being produced at all German plant locations +++ “Flex plants” ensure delivery capabilities and good capacity utilization in different market situations +++
+++ Sixth generation of BMW eDrive technology marks a milestone in electric mobility +++ BMW Energy Master: intelligent central control unit for the fundamentally new high-voltage battery – developed and produced in-house +++ Expertise from the e-mobility value chain in Bavaria and Austria pooled together +++ Innovative and flexible modular principle for electric drive +++
+++ Start of H2Haul pilot project at the BMW Group plant in Leipzig +++ Head of BMW Group Logistics, Michael Nikolaides: “Our openness to technology in the BMW Group is also reflected in transport logistics” +++ Holistic approach of the BMW Group hydrogen strategy in production, product and logistics +++
+++ Top-class dynamics, precision, efficiency and driving pleasure +++ New “Heart of Joy” central computer works ten times faster +++ Extending the recuperation range increases efficiency by 25% +++
+++ The new display and operating concept will be introduced across all new BMW models from the end of 2025 +++ Consistent driver focus, information distribution and ergonomics +++ New BMW Operating System X provides intelligent software basis, ensuring extensive scope for personalisation and wide spread of digital functionality +++
+++ First-ever BMW Panoramic iDrive will define the in-vehicle experience of BMW’s forthcoming “Neue Klasse” – or “New Class” of vehicles – which is set to launch in late 2025 +++ Iconic US-based comedian Tim Meadows will host the BMW Press Conference on Tuesday, January 7th at 8:30 a.m. PST. +++
+++ More than a third of BMWs produced in Regensburg are electrified this year +++ Plant Director Armin Ebner: “Regensburg meets growth forecast for EV production” – Annual production 2024 in total: well over 330,000 units +++
+++ The largest and quietest standing wind tunnel in the world +++ Building as an essential building block for the future of electric mobility +++ Prototype construction for high-voltage batteries and inverter electric motors +++
+++ Mechanical process without conventional chemical or thermal processing +++ Method developed by BMW Group in-house +++ Battery cell competence bundled in Bavaria +++
+++ Automated Driving In-Plant earns CE certification +++ Plant Dingolfing launches series operation, expansion planned across entire production network +++ Nedeljković: “BMW Group once again sets new benchmark for automation and digitalisation of production processes” +++
+++ BMW M Mixed Reality Experience expanded to include multiplayer approach +++ New BMW M Mixed Reality World +++ Individualised worlds for partners and events for the first time +++ Single-player offer available in the USA +++
+++ Green electricity, and district heating from locally sourced wood chips +++ Announced for 2025, introduced ahead of schedule in September 2024 +++ Arnold Schwarzenegger and BMW Board Member for Production perform symbolic energy switch +++
+++ Development of AI solutions for the manufacturing of battery cell samples +++ Promotion of young talents +++ Combining theory and practice at the highest technological level +++
+++ BMW and Toyota jointly developing next generation of fuel cell technology +++ BMW to launch first-ever series production fuel cell vehicle in 2028 +++ Both companies are promoting hydrogen infrastructure development +++
+++ Pre-series production set to launch in Hungary at the end of the year +++ High standards will ensure most resource-efficient production possible +++ Gas-free paint operations using power-to-heat process
BMW Group Plant Spartanburg and California robotics company Figure test the use of humanoid robots in production +++ Latest generation of robots, Figure 02, successfully completes testing in a real production environment +++ Board Member Nedeljković: “determining possible applications for humanoid robots in production”+++
+++ Worldwide five new assembly sites for 6th generation high-voltage batteries +++ Current status from Irlbach-Straßkirchen (Germany), Debrecen (Hungary), Shenyang (China), San Luis Potosí (Mexico) and Woodruff (USA) +++
+++ Thermal purification powered by electricity rather than gas +++ Successful test operations in Germany and China +++ In series production at Plant Dingolfing and forthcoming Plant Debrecen, Hungary +++
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