Tag: BMW
Tech Digest daily roundup: Jumbo jet to launch UK’s first space rocket
Image: Virgin Orbit The jumbo jet that will launch the UK's first rocket into space has arrived at Cornwall's Newquay airport. Cosmic Girl, a former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, has carried more than 2.5 million passengers on almost 8,300 flights. But now the seats have been ripped out, the upper deck…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Netflix partners with Microsoft for cheaper ad-funded streaming
Netflix has partnered with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan showing adverts in an attempt to appeal to cash-strapped consumers seeking to cut back on costs. The streaming platform first announced plans to launch a cheaper service – giving subscribers the chance to pay less in return for viewing ads – in April after reporting…
Tech Digest daily roundup: BMW announces ‘Chameleon Car’
If you have ever grown bored with the colour of your car, then you might like BMW's idea - to change it on a whim. At CES 2022, it showed off how a car's exterior could effectively become ePaper which, when charged with a small electric current, changes colour or creates a pattern. Its "iX…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Facebook shuts down facial recognition system
Facebook's facial recognition system will be shut down and faceprints will be deleted for over a billion people, the social media giant has announced. The technology automatically identifies users in pictures and videos but Facebook has decided to remove it, citing increased concerns about its use. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, wrote…
BMW unveils e-trike and e-scooter concepts
BMW Group has unveiled two new concept micromobility solutions, a three while e-trike called the DYNAMIC CARGO and an e-scooter concept called the CLEVER COMMUTE. Both micromobility concepts have been designed to offer a range of over 20 kilometres (12 miles). One particularly important feature for city use is the battery pack, which can be…
Audi drivers have most social media followers, claims survey
Audi drivers are the most successful of any car brand on social media, with 25 percent having in excess of 1,000 followers on their social media platforms. That's according to a new nationwide study from YesAuto UK which surveyed 2,000 British drivers. Perhaps unsurprisingly, BMW motorists are the fastest on the road, with 38 percent…
Plug-in hybrids not as fuel-efficient as they claim, Which? reveals
Manufacturers are advertising unrealistic fuel efficiency figures for plug-in hybrid cars and potentially costing motorists hundreds of pounds more in fuel costs, according to new tests by Which? The consumer watchdog tested 22 popular models and found they all fell well short of car makers’ claims, with the worst being 72 per cent less efficient…
Jaguar Land Rover and BMW join forces to develop electric drive systems
Jaguar I-PACE: Image from Wikipedia Jaguar Land Rover and BMW Group today are joining forces to develop next generation Electric Drive Units (EDUs) in a move they hope will support the advancement of electrification technologies. The manufacturers claim the strategic collaboration will build on the knowledge and expertise in electrification…
Frankfurt Motor Show: BMW i Vision Dynamics promises greater range than Tesla Model S
BMW is ramping up its commitment to Electric Vehicles with this new two door i Vision Dynamics Concept Car, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. So far from BMW we've seen the £30,000 urban i3 and the £100,00 supercar i8. At the Frankfurt Motor show, BMW showed off this belting two-door model with the emphasis…
Mercedes and Audi unveil self-driving cars at CES 2015
If Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson was dead, he would be spinning in his grave right now - because it seems like the future of motoring is driverless. We know that Google will be road-testing its driverless cars here in the UK this year, and now we see some of the motoring industry bigshots also…
