ConnectedDrive
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Outwardly there aren't too many similarities between German sports and luxury car maker BMW and the more budget-orientated Korean maker Hyundai. In fact, until Hyundai launched cars like the Genesis and Equus they didn't even compete in the same market segment. Yet a new deal between the two automakers and technical leaders Broadcom, NXP, Freescale and Harman means the two companies will work together on the future of in-vehicle networking technology. The OPEN (One-Pair Ether-Net) alliance is known as the SIG, or 'Special Interest Group'. The companies will work towards creating...
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BMW's Head-Up Display - Fighter Jet Tech In Your CarThe origins of BMW's blue and white badge are the stuff of urban legend, supposedly derived from the movement of an aircraft propeller through a blue sky. BMW's modern aircraft connection is less romantic but no less impressive. BMW was the first European company to adopt head-up display technology...
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BMW microNavigation Offers New Tools For Getting Around: Video
At this point in the game, satellite navigation is old hat. To really get attention, automakers have to up their game -- and that's exactly what BMW has done with its new microNavigation system prototype. The microNavigation unit works a lot like other satnavs, offering traffic data, suggesting...
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Want To Beat The Traffic Jams? BMW's Real Time Tech Can Help
By the time you're miles deep into a huge queue, traffic information on the radio or warnings on the sat nav can seem like a bit of an insult to your intelligence. That's why the most effective solution is one that BMW will be offering to all new European BMW buyers as part of its ConnectedDrive...
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2012 BMW 1-Series: Larger, More EfficientDynamics Technology
You can make your own mind up about the styling of the upcoming 2012 BMW 1-Series hatchback, but one thing is for certain: with larger dimensions and more efficiency, the appeal of BMW's smallest model will be broader than ever. Most exciting for tech fans will be the EfficientDynamics and...
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Video: BMW's Vision ConnectedDrive Has A Story
A pure concept car (a bit of a rarity in this age of production-bound "concepts") the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive, the latest in an iterative series of similarly-themed concepts since the GINA Light Visionary concept, has a story to tell. We just can't tell if it makes sense. Using lots of analogies...
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With the exception of the crazy concepts found at the Tokyo Motor Show, Geneva is often where you find some of the most original ideas and designs on the yearly auto show calendar. BMW are continuing this tradition with their Vision ConnectedDrive concept car, which is due to be shown at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March. The ConnectedDrive is BMW's interpretation of a car fully integrated into the networked modern world. Featuring an asymmetric roadster bodystyle that still has hints of ex-BMW design boss Chris Bangle's influence in the creased bodypanels. The body is...
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2011 Geneva Motor Show Preview: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Concept
Just a few days ago we reported that BMW would be bringing a new roadster concept to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and today, just a few weeks out from the show, the wraps have come off the stunning new concept car. Rather than preview a specific production model--though we could envisage this being...
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Video: BMW Teases New ConnectedDrive Concept
In-car telematics is increasingly becoming the next big wave in the auto industry, with automakers planning to launch new connectivity and infotainment systems in their cars in the coming years, essentially turning the automobile into one giant smartphone in the process. It’s still early days...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran
