+++Future topics in focus+++Sustainable Mobility+++Circular Economy+++Digitalization+++Automated Driving+++
BMW Group Innovation Workshop 2021.
Sustainable mobility, the circular economy, digitalisation and automated driving – these future areas of activity will shape the BMW Group’s transformation process. They are also the focal point of the BMW Group Innovation Workshop 2021. The BMW Group will present a wide variety of different concepts, technologies and initiatives underlining the company's leading position in areas that will be crucial to shaping the individual mobility of tomorrow. In addition to combating climate change, the innovations presented focus primarily on the diverse mobility needs of people in different regions of the world and on delivering an emotionally engaging driving experience through digitalisation and intelligent connectivity.
Overview.
1. The new BMW iDrive.
Natural interaction between driver and vehicle.
The new BMW iDrive represents a rethinking of the entire operating, information and experience concept for BMW vehicles, specifically designed for touch and voice control. The new BMW Curved Display serves as a fully digital display cluster with modern graphic displays and an intuitive menu structure. The BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant also has expanded capabilities. The new My Modes enable an emotionally rich driving experience combined with a world of digital discovery. The new BMW iDrive also creates an integrated system for digital products and services that connect the vehicle with the customer's everyday digital life.
Embedded in a puristic interior: The display and operating system.
The high-quality, puristic interior embodies the philosophy of the new BMW iDrive. Creating a clearly structured system that is easy and intuitive to use was a priority. This is achieved through optimal combination of voice and touch control, with functions available at the push of a button. Digital technologies and features create a new level of human-centred interaction between the driver and the vehicle.
In addition to setting new standards for intuitive and convenient operation, the new BMW iDrive also helps make every drive a mobility experience, thanks to a wide range of helpful features and new display concepts.
The following core elements characterise the new generation of the BMW iDrive display and operating system:
Connecting the vehicle to the customer's digital ecosystem.
The new BMW iDrive system integrates many digital products and services that intelligently connect the vehicle with the customer's everyday digital life.
As our technology flagship, the BMW iX offers the widest range of innovations in the field of digital services and features:
The BMW Group’s new BMW iDrive sets the benchmark for display and operating systems, vehicle connectivity and comprehensive digital products and services.
The new BMW iDrive can be experienced in the BMW Group's technology flagship, the BMW iX, which will be available soon. Other models with the new BMW iDrive and BMW Operating System 8 will follow, including the BMW i4.
2.The BMW Concept iX5 Hydrogen Protection VR6.
World’s first certified security vehicle with hydrogen fuel cell drive train.
Maximum protection and zero emissions: The BMW Group is unveiling the first certified security vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell drive train – for pure-electric, locally emission-free driving. The BMW Concept iX5 Hydrogen Protection VR6 meets the needs of private individuals and those who require special protection, while setting new standards for sustainability in its vehicle segment. With this concept car, the BMW Group underlines both the importance of hydrogen fuel cell technology for the locally CO2-free mobility of tomorrow and its ability to master completely new challenges in the development of safety vehicles – while still pursuing sustainable solutions.
The BMW Group has a more than 40-year tradition of developing and building security vehicles with different levels of protection. The basic vehicle for the new concept is the BMW X5 Protection VR6 [fuel consumption combined: 14.4 l/100 km (WLTP), 12.8 l/100 km (NEDC); CO2 emissions combined: 329 g/km (WLTP), 295 g/km (NEDC)], the world's best-selling security vehicle in the luxury class segment for Sports Activity Vehicles.
With its integrated safety concept, it meets the requirements of the VR6 resistance class, in accordance with the internationally recognised official test criteria of the Association of Test Centres for Attack-Resistant Materials and Structures (VPAM). Its armoured passenger compartment provides protection against attacks with firearms or explosive charges. BMW’s hallmark superior dynamic performance, which facilitates escape from potentially critical situations, and its discreet appearance are further key factors in ensuring a particularly high level of safety.
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