#BMW Innovations

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BMW i4 eDrive35 M Sport Review: Luxury Electric Performance

₹72.5 Lakh Design and Exterior Styling The i4 eDrive35 M Sport is unmistakably BMW, with a striking blend of modernity and athleticism. Its exterior design features hallmark elements of BMW’s sporty ethos, with a few electric-specific tweaks: Front Grille: The signature kidney grille is blanked off, enhancing aerodynamics and emphasizing its EV status. The M Sport touches add chrome highlights…

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Revolutionary New Car Technology Unveiled!

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28 pages, Adobe InDesign Magazine Template.

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I just tried the new #AppleVisionPro and the experience is spectacular. The immersive viewing, image quality and ease of entertainment applications, photos, movies and music are incredible. I even tried a DJ app. I loved them!

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The Top Concept Cars of 2024

In the ever-evolving world of automotive design and technology, 2024 has brought a plethora of groundbreaking innovations that have captured the imagination of car enthusiasts and industry experts alike. The top concept cars of 2024 are not just futuristic in design but also incorporate cutting-edge technology that redefines the driving experience. These concept cars offer a glimpse into the…

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Los autos y miniaturas de Le Mans 2024

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Cutting Edge Automotive Software solutions, Best Place to Grow through KPIT

KPIT Technologies is a global partner to the automotive and Mobility ecosystem for making software-defined vehicles a reality. It is a leading independent software development and integration partner helping mobility leapfrog towards a clean, smart, and safe future. With 13000+ automobelievers across the globe specializing in embedded software, AI, and digital solutions, KPIT accelerates its clients’ implementation of next-generation technologies for the future mobility roadmap. With engineering centers in Europe, the USA, Japan, China, Thailand, and India, KPIT works with leaders in automotive and Mobility and is present where the ecosystem is transforming.

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Dominance Unleashed: The BMW M8 Powerhouse Expedition 🚗

In the realm of high-performance luxury cars, the BMW M8 stands as a true masterpiece, seamlessly blending raw power with unparalleled elegance. Join us on a thrilling journey as we delve into the captivating world of the BMW M8, exploring its cutting-edge features, breathtaking design, and the sheer adrenaline rush it delivers on the road. Design and Elegance In the realm of automotive design,…

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The Financial Perks of Leasing a BMW: Costs and Benefits - Technology Org

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The Financial Perks of Leasing a BMW: Costs and Benefits - Technology Org

Introduction: The great Advantages of BMW Lease

The BMW is a benchmark for speed and refinement in the premium car industry. When searching for BMW deals at FVL, the majority of people often find that leasing is a wise financial move. This approach offers an intriguing alternative to an outright purchase by combining the financial responsibility with the flexibility of a lease. Let’s investigate the world of BMW car leasing, highlighting advantages in terms of cost and strategic factors to take into account.

A BMW car. Image credit: Free-Photos / Pixabay

The Initial Cost: A Gentle Entry

When leasing a BMW, the initial cost is typically far less than the purchase price. Leasing involves only a small upfront deposit, as opposed to the huge down payments required for purchases. This reduced financial shock at the outset allows for greater financial flexibility, particularly for individuals who choose to save money for other investments or pleasures.

Monthly Expenditure: Predictability and Poise

The lease’s crucial monthly payment component is typically far smaller than the loan repayments for a car purchase. Its consistent, frequently affordable outflow allows lessees to enjoy the BMW without having to shoulder the burden of paying off considerable debt. All of these problems are usually resolved during the lease time because these payments also typically include maintenance expenses.

Lease Duration: Flexibility and Freshness

Going for a BMW lease guarantees a certain flexibility that no other option can offer. Most lease terms fall between two and four years, which is a very good compromise for the car enthusiasts looking for the newest models. This regularly scheduled update allows the aficionados to enjoy the latest advancements and designs that BMW has to offer, ensuring that the driving experience is always fresh and modern.

Depreciation Dodge: A Shrewd Move

One of the most important, yet often unnoticed benefits of leasing is avoiding the biggest chunk of the depreciation. The value of a car depreciates the most in the first few years. Leasing a BMW means that you are not bound financially to this depreciation curve. After the lease, save yourself from the trouble of selling a car that has depreciated in value and return it.

Tax Benefits: A Fiscal Flourish

The potential tax benefits of leasing make it more alluring for businesses. Certain lease payments might be deductible as business costs, depending on the circumstances. This factor alone reassures one that leasing a BMW for business travel is the right choice.

End-of-Lease Options: Control in Your Hands

At the end of the lease, several options arise. You may opt to give up the car, and be relieved of the hassles of selling it. On the other hand, those who have grown attached to their BMW may also opt to buy it at its residual value. Or, alternatively, take on a new lease and plunge into the latest model with all of its innovations.

Conclusion: Weighing the Merits

In all, leasing a BMW is much more than just driving a luxury car; it’s also a wise financial decision. The combination of reduced upfront costs, manageable payments on a monthly basis, flexibility, avoidance of depreciation and potential tax benefits makes it such an appealing prospect. Whether you are a business person, a lover of luxury cars or someone who values financial savvy. Your next move could be to explore the world of leasing BMWs.

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BMW's Big Bet on the Electric Future: $690 Million Investment at Oxford Plant

Get ready for a jolt of exciting news in the world of electric vehicles! 🚗💨 BMW is making a substantial $690 million investment in its Oxford plant to gear up for an electrifying future. Here's the scoop:

E-Mobility Commitment: BMW's significant investment underscores its unwavering commitment to the electric vehicle (EV) market. The future of transportation is going green!

Oxford Plant Upgrade: The Oxford plant, already known for producing MINI vehicles, is set to undergo a transformation. It will become a hub for EV production, contributing to the global shift toward sustainable transportation.

Job Opportunities: This expansion is not only about EVs but also about creating job opportunities and fostering innovation in the region.

Global Impact: BMW's decision resonates globally, signaling a collective effort to reduce carbon emissions and embrace eco-friendly transportation solutions.

For more details on this electrifying development, head over to the full article here.

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The UK Economy - The Ying and Yang in Auto & Retail

Delve into the contrasting events: triumphant surge in the auto sector and poignant transition in retail. Explore these pivotal moments in the UK Economy

Introduction In the vast landscape of the UK economy, triumph and transition continually shape our narrative. The recent advancements in the auto sector juxtaposed with the retail sector’s challenges provide a poignant reflection of the UK economy’s yin and yang. As we delve into these developments, the resonance of “UK Economy Triumph and Transition” becomes evident. The Electric Surge: UK’s…

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New BMW Head-up Display Called Panoramic Vision Is Not The Kind Of HUD You Imagined

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BMW i Vision Dee: Almost Human

BMW i Vision Dee: Almost Human     Imagine a world where your automobile recognizes who you are when you approach, and greets you by name. A world where the iconic BMW “Kidney” grille can produce different facial expressions, like a smile. A world where you can choose from 32 different colors for your car, and change them from one to another color at will. A world where the high-tech in your car…

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The four-door electric sedan can talk to you, tell you how it feels and change colour at will. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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VW wouldn't locate kidnapped child because his mother didn't pay for find-my-car subscription

The masked car-thieves who stole a Volkswagen SUV in Lake County, IL didn’t know that there was a two-year-old child in the back seat — but that’s no excuse. A violent car-theft has the potential to hurt or kill people, after all.

If you’d like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here’s a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/28/kinderwagen/#worst-timeline

Likewise, the VW execs who decided to nonconsensually track the location of every driver and sell that data to shady brokers — but to deny car owners access to that data unless they paid for a “find my car” subscription — didn’t foresee that their cheap, bumbling subcontractors would refuse the local sheriff’s pleas to locate the car with the kidnapped toddler.

And yet, here we are. Like most (all?) major car makers, Volkswagen has filled its vehicles with surveillance gear, and has a hot side-hustle as a funnel for the data-brokerage industry.

After the masked man jumped out of a stolen BMW and leapt into the VW SUV to steal it, the child’s mother — who had been occupied bringing her other child inside her home — tried to save her two year old, who was still in the back seat. The thief “battered” her and drove off. She called 911.

The local sheriff called Volkswagen and begged them to track the car. VW refused, citing the fact that the mother had not paid for the $150 find-my-car subscription after the free trial period expired. Eventually, VW relented and called back with the location data — but not until after the stolen car had been found and the child had been retrieved.

Now that this idiotic story is in the news, VW is appropriately contrite. An anonymous company spokesman blamed the incident on “a serious breach” of company policy and threw their subcontractor under the (micro)bus, blaming it on them.

This is truly the worst of all worlds: Volkswagen is a company that has internal capacity to build innovative IT systems. Once upon a time, they had the in-house tech talent to build the “cheat device” behind Dieselgate, the means by which they turned millions of diesel vehicles into rolling gas-chambers, emitting lethal quantities of NOX.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal

But on the other hand, VW doesn’t have the internal capacity to operate Car-Net, it’s unimaginatively-named, $150/year location surveillance system. That gets subbed out to a contractor who can’t be relied on to locate a literal kidnapped child.

The IT adventures that car companies get up to give farce a bad name. Ferraris have “anti-tampering” kill-switches that immobilize cars if they suspect a third-party mechanic is working on them. When one of these tripped during a child-seat installation in an underground parking garage, the $500k car locked its transmission and refused to unlock it — and the car was so far underground that its cellular modem couldn’t receive the unlock code, permanently stranding it:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/10/15/expect-the-unexpected/#drm

BMW, meanwhile, is eagerly building out “innovations” like subscription steering-wheel heaters:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/07/02/big-river/#beemers

Big Car has loaded our rides up with so much surveillance gear that they were able to run scare ads opposing Massachusetts’s Right to Repair ballot initiative, warning Bay Staters that if third parties could access the data in their cars, it would lead to their literal murders:

https://pluralistic.net/2020/09/03/rip-david-graeber/#rolling-surveillance-platforms

In short: the automotive sector has filled our cars with surveillance gear, but that data is only reliably available to commercial data-brokers and hackers who breach Big Cars’ massive data repositories. Big Car has the IT capacity to fill our cars with cheat devices — but not the capacity to operate an efficient surveillance system to use in real emergencies. Big Car says that giving you control over your car will result in your murder — but when a child’s life is on the line, they can’t give you access to your own car’s location.

This Thu (Mar 2) I’ll be in Brussels for Antitrust, Regulation and the Political Economy, along with a who’s-who of European and US trustbusters. It’s livestreamed, and both in-person and virtual attendance are free. On Fri (Mar 3), I’ll be in Graz for the Elevate Festival.

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[Image ID: A blue vintage VW beetle speeds down a highway; a crying baby is pressed against the back driver's-side window. In the sky overhead is the red glaring eye of HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, emblazoned with the VW logo. The eye is projecting a beam of red light that has enveloped the car.]