+++ 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 +++
+++ German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits the BMW IT Hub in South Africa +++ The visit marks the strong partnership between South Africa and Germany, and potential for future collaborations +++ The BMW IT Hub is at the forefront of technological innovation +++
+++ BMW Service with Proactive Care launched in time for the 2024 holiday season +++ Accidents, breakdowns, and services addressed through streamlined communication +++ Leverages technology to deliver a premium customer experience +++
+++ 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 +++
+++ First demonstration of collaboration agreement signed between companies at 2023 South African Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town +++ First trial on public roads of a fleet of hydrogen vehicles in South Africa +++ Progress made on hydrogen passenger vehicle hydrogen dispensing technology +++ Announcement made on the sidelines of the Hydrogen Council’s Regional Meeting held for the first time in Africa +++
BMW Group South Africa, Anglo American Platinum and Sasol South Africa Limited on Monday, 16 October 2023 signed a collaboration agreement that will bring hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and supporting hydrogen refuelling technology to South Africa.
+++ Hydrogen fuel cell drive system also performs convincingly in very high temperatures +++ BMW Group reaffirms openness to technology and diversity of emission-free drive systems +++
+++ Premiere in the automotive industry: MINI Interaction Unit is the first round OLED display with a refreshing user interface design +++ MINI Experience Modes use special designs, light projections and sound to create unique moments +++ Introduction of the MINI Intelligent Personal Assistant +++
Sound staging becomes a fundamental component of the purely electric driving experience. Diverse sound worlds enrich the immersive experience and come to the new MINI Cooper Electric for the first time.
+++ BMW’s largest test site in the world at 600 hectares +++ Ongoing development of highly and fully automated driving and parking +++ 300 million Euro investment +++ 100 new jobs +++ 100 percent green electricity and the highest sustainability standards +++
+++ The BMW Group Light Channel Next is the company’s longest development tool, measuring 132 metres +++ Cutting-edge technology enables realistic simulation of different test scenarios for road illumination and lighting effects +++ Spot on in a former warehouse +++
+++ New digital character called Spike +++ Premiere at Auto Shanghai 2023 and in the MINI Concept Aceman +++ Typical MINI user experience presented for the first time in the new MINI family+++
+++ Customisable home screen for optimised ease of use +++ Quick function selection thanks to flat menu structure +++ BMW iDrive has been setting the standard for intuitive human-car interfaces for over 20 years now +++
+++ Investment of € 800 million in Mexican production site for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly +++ Around 1,000 new jobs for Plant San Luis Potosí +++ Head of Production Nedeljković: “We are systematically gearing our production network towards electromobility” +++
+++ World premiere of ///M Mixed Reality at Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon +++ Revolutionary use of Mixed Reality technologies brings real cars onto virtual racetracks +++
+++ Unique recycling process creates a recycled plastic material from ocean waste +++ CO2 emissions are reduced by 25 percent compared to conventionally manufactured components +++ Ocean plastics used to make floor mats in the BMW iX and the BMW X1 +++ The BMW Group aims to use thermoplastics made from 40 percent recycled material in its new vehicles by 2030 +++
+++ Sustainability in vehicle production through innovative bio-based materials to replace raw materials of animal origin +++ Replacing leather reduces CO2 emissions by 85 percent +++
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