Munich / Mountain View – May 17, 2023… The BMW Group Technology Office USA in Mountain View presents a research update with Meta’s Reality Labs Research, demonstrating, for the first time, the ability to accurately display stable virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) content to passengers in a fast-moving car, even when making turns,… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group and Meta’s Reality Labs present joint research for interlinking extended reality devices with the digital vehicle ecosystem.002721
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@BMW: BMW Group and Meta’s Reality Labs present joint research for interlinking extended reality devices with the digital vehicle ecosystem.002721
Munich / Mountain View . The BMW Group Technology Office USA in Mountain View presents a research update with Meta’s Reality Labs Research, demonstrating, for the first time, the ability to accurately display stable virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) content to passengers in a fast-moving car, even when making turns, going over speed… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group and Meta’s Reality Labs present joint research for interlinking extended reality devices with the digital vehicle ecosystem.002721
@BMW: World premiere at the Port de Cannes: BMW and TYDE present THE ICON.002720
Munich/Cannes. The 76th Cannes Film Festival is underway, but one particularly spectacular world premiere on the bill will be experienced in the port area of the southern French town rather than on a cinema screen. This is where the BMW brand and boat maker TYDE are presenting THE ICON, a new kind of flagbearer for… Continue reading @BMW: World premiere at the Port de Cannes: BMW and TYDE present THE ICON.002720
@BMW: More Power To You: BMW of North America and PG&E Start V2X Testing in California002719
Mountain View, CA – May 16, 2023… As electric vehicles (EVs) become more prevalent, with approximately 40% of all EVs in the United States driving on California roads, BMW of North America (BMW) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset… Continue reading @BMW: More Power To You: BMW of North America and PG&E Start V2X Testing in California002719
@BMW: 24h Nürburgring: BMW M Motorsport teams ready and raring to go at the endurance highlight of the season.002718
Nürburgring. BMW M Motorsport enjoys a long success story at the Nürburgring 24 Hours (GER). This weekend, the BMW M4 GT3 takes to the track in the ‘Green Hell’ to add another chapter to that illustrious history. A strong contingent races in the top SP9 Pro category, with ROWE Racing, BMW M Team RMG and… Continue reading @BMW: 24h Nürburgring: BMW M Motorsport teams ready and raring to go at the endurance highlight of the season.002718
@BMW: BMW Munich to become mobility partner of FC Bayern München Basketball.002717
Munich. BMW Munich and FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH have agreed a long-term collaboration: from July 2023, BMW’s Munich branch will be the mobility partner of the five-time German basketball champions, providing fully electric vehicles for the players and trainer team. The two partners will also be teaming up off the court, with joint social… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Munich to become mobility partner of FC Bayern München Basketball.002717
@BMW: BMW Group puts new light channel for testing headlights and exterior lighting into operation.002716
Munich. The BMW Group now has a new light channel at its disposal for testing the headlights and exterior lighting of new models. The new Light Channel Next, constructed in a former parts warehouse in Unterschleißheim near Munich, is one of the biggest and most modern facilities of its kind in the world. It allows… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group puts new light channel for testing headlights and exterior lighting into operation.002716
@BMW: IMSA: Fifth place for BMW M Hybrid V8 at Laguna Seca – Turner Motorsport on GTD podium.002715
Laguna Seca. At the fourth round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Laguna Seca (USA), BMW M Team RLL missed out on their third consecutive podium finish. In the 2 hour and 40 minute race, Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Philipp Eng (AUT) finished fifth in the #24 BMW M Hybrid V8. Their teammates, Connor… Continue reading @BMW: IMSA: Fifth place for BMW M Hybrid V8 at Laguna Seca – Turner Motorsport on GTD podium.002715
@BMW: Process heat – powered by electricity: CO2 reduction through power-to-heat technology.002714
Dingolfing. For the first time, chassis and drive component production in Plant 02.10 at the BMW Group site in Dingolfing is operating an electrically heated ring hearth furnace. Compared with its conventional gas-powered equivalent, the latest electric furnace currently saves some 300 tonnes of CO2 a year. “The new furnace has a planned service life… Continue reading @BMW: Process heat – powered by electricity: CO2 reduction through power-to-heat technology.002714
@BMW: No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 Finishes Fifth at Laguna Seca. Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Scores Runner-Up Finish in GTD.002712
Woodcliff Lake, N.J. – May 14, 2023 . . . After a hard two-hour-and-forty-minute IMSA MOTUL Course de Monterey race today at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, BMW M Team RLL finished fifth and eighth in the GTP class. While both BMW M Hybrid V8 machines looked strong early in the contest, unfortunately a third consecutive… Continue reading @BMW: No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8 Finishes Fifth at Laguna Seca. Turner Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 Scores Runner-Up Finish in GTD.002712