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BMW Group expands activities in China

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BMW AG and its joint venture partner, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd., BMW will invest an additional €500 million (US$630 million) in local sites to prepare for further growth, raising total capacity to 300,000 units per year over the medium-term. —Norbert Reithofer, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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INRIX partners with BMW to introduce intermodal navigation in the i3 and i8

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INRIX is partnering with BMW to introduce of the first in-car intermodal navigation system. Debuting in BMW ConnectedDrive systems in the new i3 and i8 electric vehicles, INRIX Intermodal Navigation integrates local public transport connections into journey planning. —Rafay Khan, Senior Vice President of Sales and Product, INRIX.

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BMW Group hits 100K electrified vehicle mark for this year, lights up Group HQ like a battery

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The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. —Harald Krüger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG.

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BMW to show 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated remote parking in multi-story garages at CES

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BMW will demonstrate new driver assistance and automated control functions including 360-degree collision avoidance and fully-automated parking in multi-story parking garages at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 in January. Like all BMW assistance systems, this research application can be overridden at any time by the driver.

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BMW showcasing urban mobility connectivity applications at ITS World Congress

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The BMW Group is showcasing developments from BMW ConnectedDrive at the ITS World Congress this week in Vienna under the slogan “BMW Urban Mobility”. This is empowering the BMW Group to support mobility sustainably and tailored to individual needs. Earlier post.) Adaptive navigation and strategic routing.

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BMW developing advanced automated driver assistance systems

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Engineers at BMW Group Research and Technology are developing advanced automated driver assistance systems for the highway. Researchers have equipped a BMW 5 sedan with intelligent software as well as vision assistance and environment detection systems. Precursors and basis: BMW TrackTrainer and the Emergency Stop Assistant.

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ZF and start-up Levant Power partnering on first fully active, regenerative suspension for automobiles

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The production numbers continue to rise; 2011 marked the temporary record high with more than 2.2 million dampers produced for the following customers: Alpina, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati, Opel, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen.