Automaker BMW is working with a London-based start-up to use transaction-recording technology blockchain to prove batteries for its electric vehicles will contain only clean cobalt, the start-up's CEO said.
BMW hopes to make a completely autonomous car called iNEXT, suited for city streets and highways, by 2021.
BMW today announced a shift in its development strategy, saying it will be focused on more all-electric vehicles in the future as well as autonomous technology.
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Audi, BMW and Daimler will jointly purchase Nokia's Here digital mapping service for roughly $2.7 billion, and they plan to invite other auto makers to take a stake in the company as well, according to reports published on Tuesday.
Intel CTO Justin Rattner predicts that driverless cars will be available within 10 years and that buyers by then will increasingly be more interested in a vehicle's internal technology than the quality of its engine.
If you're looking for someone who has road tested Windows 7, pull up next to BMW IT executive Bernhard Huber.
German automobile maker BMW is many things: Manufacturer of luxury cars and motorcycles; a brand name famous around the world; a giant corporation with a reputation for efficiency.