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BMW Group begins production of small-series hydrogen-powered iX5

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The BMW Group is commencing production of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model. Fuel cells don’t require any critical raw materials such as cobalt, lithium or nickel either, so by investing in this type of drive system we are also strengthening the geopolitical resilience of the BMW Group.

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BMW Group launches pilot for automated driving in-plant

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The BMW Group is launching a unique project that will see cars maneuver around production without requiring a driver. To make this happen, the BMW Group has been collaborating with Seoul Robotics from South Korea and Embotech from Switzerland. —BMW Group project manager Sascha Andree. It doesn’t use sensors in the vehicle.

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PG&E and BMW of North America start V2X testing in California

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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and BMW of North America (BMW) are collaborating to test how vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology can serve as a solution to offset growing demand on the power grid, improve reliability for electric customers, and maximize the usage of renewable energy. In California 1.4

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BMW Group presenting first two track sections for autonomous driving at new site in Sokolov, Czech Republic

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The Group is presenting the first two track sections for testing autonomous vehicles and assistance systems at the new BMW Group Future Mobility Center in Sokolov, the Czech Republic. At the new test site, the BMW Group will continue to advance electrification, digitalization and automated driving.

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BMW Group engineers using Monolith AI software to predict vehicle performance before design or testing begins

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Monolith , an AI software platform used by the world’s leading automotive, aerospace and industrial engineering teams from Siemens to Honeywell, announced that engineering teams at the BMW Group are using its software to accelerate the development of their vehicles. BMW Monolith AI dashboard.

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BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce adopt Tesla’s NACS charging port

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BMW is the latest of many automakers to officially adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS), meaning future electric vehicles (EVs) built by the company will include Tesla’s charging port and get access to the vast Supercharger network. With six fully electric BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce models now available in the U.S.

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BMW using flax fiber cooling shaft in iFE.20 Formula E racer

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The BMW iFE.20 20 Formula E racer uses a cooling shaft manufactured from flax fibers—the first BMW race car fielded by a works team with parts made out of renewable textile fibers. The flax cooling shaft that we use in the BMW iFE.20 —BMW Group Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt. The BMW iFE.20

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