BMW,Daimler and bp team up to accelerate electrification growth

BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG have added bp to partners working on their drive to extend and significantly improve electrification, making electric vehicle charging more convenient, simpler and seamless for drivers. Under their agreement, bp will become a 33.3% partner alongside BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG in Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS), one […]

BMW launches world-first eDrive zones in London and Birmingham

BMW has introduced a system to automatically switch hybrid cars to electric-only when they enter a defined low emission zone in a city. Initially covering the same geographic area as the TfL Congestion Charge/ULEZ zone and Birmingham’s planned Clean Air Zone, works by using geo-fencing via GPS within the vehicle’s navigation system. The service, which […]

BMW ups connected vehicle capabilities

BMW’s announced it’s releasing what calls “its most comprehensive vehicle software upgrade to date” this month, promising new and improved features for vehicle connectivity and navigation. The carmaker says these features will be included straight-from-the-factory with every BMW vehicle that has Operating System 7, such as the new BMW 5 Series while compatible BMW vehicles […]

BMW supports Apple digital key

BMW drivers are to be the first in the world to be able to use their iPhone as a car key. The company says that in the future customers will be able to set up a key on a compatible phone and share it with up to five friends. Users set the system up by […]

BMW admits driverless design “difficult”

The top designer at German car maker BMW has admitted that designing driverless vehicles is “a new problem” with the sensors having a “huge impact” on design. Domagoj Dukec told Digital Trends placing the Lidar behind the twin kidney radiator grills is doable for a Level 3 vehicle, but things get harder with Level 4. […]