BMW Technology

Sportier and more efficient with BMW eDrive Technology: the new BMW 330e Sedan

Sportier and more efficient with BMW eDrive Technology: the new BMW 330e Sedan

A combination of peerless dynamics and exemplary efficiency defines the character of the new BMW 3 Series Sedan. And now the addition to the range of drive solutions of a plug-in hybrid system brings an extra, particularly future-focused angle to the new sports sedan’s core attributes. The latest generation of …

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5G mobile network now live at all BMW Brilliance Auto production sites in China

5G mobile network now live at all BMW Brilliance Auto production sites in China

BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) has become the first automobile manufacturer to enable full 5G wireless coverage at all its plants. The new wireless standard allows large quantities of data to be transferred within a very short space of time, since data will now be processed in small, high-performance computer centres …

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BMW Group Plant Spartanburg doubles battery production capacity

BMW Group Plant Spartanburg doubles battery production capacity

BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in the US state of South Carolina has doubled its capacity for production of high-voltage batteries. The plant’s own battery facility now produces the new fourth-generation batteries. These are intended for the plug-in hybrid models of the new BMW X5 and the future BMW X3, also …

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BMW partners with Tencent to build BMW Group China High Performance D³ platform

BMW partners with Tencent to build BMW Group China High Performance D³ platform

BMW China Automotive Trading Ltd. and Tencent signed an agreement in Beijing on Friday, 19 July to work together on building the BMW Group China High Performance D³ platform. The BMW Group will use the platform to develop automated driving technologies and products which suit the complex local traffic conditions …

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[Videos] Artificial intelligence in BMW Group Production

[Videos] Artificial intelligence in BMW Group Production

Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise in automotive production. Since 2018, the BMW Group has been using various AI applications in series production. One focus is automated image recognition: In these processes, artificial intelligence evaluates component images in ongoing production and compares them in milliseconds to hundreds of other …

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