Innovation Days 2009.

1. In the Car of the Future.

1.1 Creating the Right Light Architecture within the Car. ................................................... 3

1.2 Innovative Seating Systems. ............................................................................................. 13

1.2.1 The Bionic Seat: Following the Example of Nature. ....................................................14

1.2.2 Anatomy as a Role Model – the Right Seat for the Right Body

(Space Comfort Shell). .........................................................................................................18

1.2.3 Good for your Back: the Ergo Seat. ..................................................................................21

1.3 Displays of the Future. ......................................................................................................... 25

1.3.1 The Full-Colour Head-Up Display – Bright is Beautiful. .............................................26

1.3.2 Head-Up Display Max – More than 16:9. ........................................................................28

1.3.3 Must Displays Always be Black and Flat?

The MINI Center Globe as Inspiration for Series Development. ..............................30

1.3.4 Innovative Laser Technology – the (Bright) Signs of the Times. ..............................31

1.4 Active Sound Design – a New World of Sound. ........................................................... 35

2. Infotainment of the Future.

2.1 MINI Gets Connected – the New World of In-Car Entertainment. .......................... 42

2.2 “Rock-Island” or “Jazz-Archipelago”? – the MINI Music Map. ................................. 51

2.3 Video Always and Everywhere –

Personal Video from BMW ConnectedDrive. ............................................................... 54

3. Paving the Way into the Future of Individual Mobility.

3.1 Sustainable Traffi c Management. ................................................................................... 58

3.1.1 Cars “Talking” to the Traffi c Lights – Traffi c Data for Greater Effi ciency. ...............58

3.1.2 Inter-Modal Route Guidance – the Best of Everything. ...............................................60

3.1.3 TPEG – the Data Revolution. ...............................................................................................62

3.2 Intelligent Heat Management. ........................................................................................... 67

3.2.1 No More Cold Starts. ............................................................................................................68

3.2.2 Heating with Waste Heat, Avoiding Emissions. .............................................................69

3.2.3 Electricity from Waste Heat – the Thermoelectric Generator. ...................................71