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.

Explanatory video of the round cell production (pilot line) in the CMCC in Parsdorf

Software has been at the core of BMW Group vehicle development for years.

The film shows footage and employees of the InnoLab and the production at BMW Group Plant Steyr.

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 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.

Starting with a fast cut combination of mid, close-up and wide shots of the 5 series standing in snow with the view across the snow covered mountains in Sölden behind it. A drone shot reveals the full mountain range. This is followed by a tracking shot of the car on an ice covered parking area, followed by interior close ups of the car. The car drives through a mountain tunnel, cut with various mid and close ups. The film finishes with a combination of drifting and dynamic driving moments.