BMW Group steps up sustainable sourcing of lithium for battery cell production to ensure rapid e-mobility expansion

Mar 30, 2021

The BMW Group will be accelerating its expansion of e-mobility in the coming years. This will also increase the need for lithium, an important raw material for production of battery cells.

BMW Group and PG&E Plug-In to Leverage Renewable Energy and Sustainably Power Electric Vehicles. 

Mar 22, 2021

The BMW Group and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced an expanded partnership that further leverages renewable energy to sustainably power electric vehicles (EVs). ChargeForward is the first smart charging program to offer customers incentives for maximizing the integration of renewable energy while optimizing their EV charging.

The New BMW iDrive 8 

Mar 15, 2021

Debuting in the upcoming iX and i4, the newest iteration of BMW’s driver-passenger-vehicle interface acts as a digital, intelligent and proactive partner during the time you spend inside your vehicle. Advances have been made all-around to deliver a more natural interactive and holistic user experience between the driver and their BMW.

 BMW i Ventures Invests in Inventory Optimization Software Company Verusen to Fuel Intelligent, Connected Supply Chains. 

Jan 28, 2021

BMW i Ventures announced today an investment in the Series A financing of Verusen, which provides an AI-driven inventory optimization solution to fuel the intelligent, connected supply chain. The funds will be used to support the company’s seven-fold sales growth in 2020, including its global expansion and scaled delivery of its purpose-built AI, machine learning (ML) and neural network technologies....

Twenty Years of BMW iDrive.

Jan 11, 2021

BMW announces the future of the display and operating system BMW iDrive at CES 2021. When launched, iDrive delivered a paradigm shift in the interaction between driver and vehicle became an industry standard and laid the foundations for today’s multifunctional, online-based user experience. 

Industrial-scale 3D printing continues to advance at BMW Group. 

Dec 10, 2020

The BMW Group is taking the next step in the systematic integration of additive manufacturing. 

SiriusXM with 1-Year All-Access Subscription standard on all 2021 BMW automobiles.

Oct 14, 2020

Today, BMW is proud to announce that SiriusXM with a 1-year All-Access subscription is now standard on all 2021 BMW automobiles sold in the U.S. 

Seven principles for AI: BMW Group sets out code of ethics for the use of artificial intelligence.

Oct 13, 2020

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is a central element of the digital transformation process at the BMW Group. 

BMW adds New SiriusXM with 360L Platform for 2021.

Jul 16, 2020

Today, BMW is proud to announce the addition of SiriusXM with 360L to many BMW vehicles starting from the 2021 model year.

BMW Connected Car Beta Days 2020: July will bring a comprehensive software upgrade with numerous new services.

Jul 02, 2020

New services such as the cloud-based navigation BMW Maps, Digital Key for iPhone and an update for the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.

BMW CarData: Secure and private control of vehicle data for customers.

Jun 29, 2020

BMW of North America announced today the U.S. introduction of BMW CarData, a new set of tools for customers to see and manage how their vehicle data is used. 

BMW announces support for Digital Key for iPhone. A secure and easy way to use iPhone as a car key to lock, unlock, drive, and share keys with friends.

Jun 22, 2020

At today’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference it was announced that BMW will become the first carmaker to enable its customers to use iPhone as a fully digital car key.