BMW Technology

BMW introduced another innovation from their Research and Development Center last month: the BMW Active Sound. This technology allows the driver to hear a engine noise in a different manner. BMW Active Sound allows a diesel engine to sound like it is being powered by a high-revving petrol unit when …

MINI learns the perils of electronic car testing the hard way. It was not as easy as charge and go. The venture into electronic vehicles really takes a lot more than that. The testing of the first electronic car started in April 2009, and the second electric four-seat, four-door ActiveE …

BMW AG is entering discussions on sharing technology and parts with Saab, a Swedish automaker that is now on the works of making a small car to their fleet. Negotiation between  the two companies are confidential and nothing is yet confirmed. But if this pushes through, BMW will be providing …

BMWNA had just received three awards during 10th annual international Telematics Update Conference in Detroit, USA.  This includes the Global Car Manufacturer Award awarded to BMW ConnectedDrive — considered as the most prestigious of all. BMW’s Enhanced Automatic Collision Notification system which was developed by the William Lehman Injury Research …

BMW is pretty confident that their entry to electric vehicles will be successful. And because of this, they are already thinking of new concepts for electronic vehicles. The planned release of the BMW Megacity Electric Vehicle in 2013 is only the beginning of their venture into electronic vehicles. BMW executive …