Klaus Fröhlich, Member of the Board of Management, and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder were present for the inauguration of the forward-looking development facility of the BMW Group.

The new Aeroacoustic and E-Engine Center (AEZ) starts operations at the BMW Group's Research and Innovation Center (FIZ). The building consists of two halves: In addition to a multifunctional part with workshop, testing and measurement equipment as well as a prototype for high-voltage batteries and inverters, the AEZ is home to a technically unique wind tunnel. With a length of almost 100 m, a height of 45 m and a width of 25 m, it is the world's largest vertical acoustic wind tunnel and at the same time the quietest.

In conjunction with BMW Digital Premium the ConnectedDrive Store in BMW Operating System 9 offers an ever evolving range of apps. (images shows content specific to Germany).

Development demo at CES 2024: BMW voice assistant becomes the ultimate vehicle expert with the help of the Alexa Large Language Model (LLM)..

AR Ride: Joint development demo with XREAL – the driving experience is expanded with content that is perfectly blended into the real world with augmented reality glasses.

Teleoperated Valet Parking showcases one way of a driverless parking experience of the future.

The Video App offers a range of entertainment including both live channels and on-demand media libraries in the categories of news, sports, children's entertainment, movies and series (images shows content specific to Germany).

In-Car gaming with Bluetooth controllers will be made available over-the-air for BMW Operating System 9 over the course of 2024.

Starting in the snow in Sölden, with the mountain range showing behind both the i5 and 5 series. Various close ups and details shots of the two cars as they stand in the snow. A drone shot reveal the Sölden mountains surrounding the glacier and the cars start dynamically driving on the snowy roads and on asphalt roads. Cut dynamically with static shots of the car standing in the snowy landscape.

Starting with close ups of the i5 in a snowy landscape in Sölden. Transition to the car dynamically driving along a snow covered road. Followed by interior close ups and then drifting through the snow from different angles including drone footage. A person plugs a charging cable into the car. In car gaming scenes are then followed by fast cut moments of the car driving on snow, drifting and driving on an asphalt road through the snowy mountains.