News JVTech BMW wants to turn electric cars into “smart teammates” and let them change color at will!
The electric car is constantly evolving! And with CES happening right now, the announcements are going well. While Sony has lifted the veil on its Afeela, last night BMW unveiled its new concept car, capable of changing color at will.
2023: the year of all possibilities for electric cars?
2022 was a successful year for the electric car, and even if the trend is towards the globalization of this type of vehicle, nothing guarantees that the figures for 2023 will be just as impressive. To give you an idea, no fewer than 932,000 electric cars were sold in October 2022, a 55% increase compared to the same period in 2021.
As we explained to you in the preamble to this article, it is currently taking place in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), le Consumer Electronics Show (CES), this is nothing but the largest exhibition of technological innovation. This event is the preferred time for technology brands to make announcements. and In addition to NVIDIA, Sony, Samsung and TCL, car manufacturers have also been invited for a number of years. This is the case for BMW this year, who presented theirs in the night from Wednesday to Thursday new concept car baptized BMW i Vision Dee.
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The goal of this limousine: “creating an even stronger bond between people and their cars. » With this prototype the German manufacturer has brought together several technologies that it intends to transfer to the “NEW CLASS” models from 2025 (new class, in French).
BMW has a head full of ideas for its electric cars and wants to democratize them!
The BMW i Vision Dee is therefore “A futuristic mid-size sedan with a very clear design language. » And honestly, it’s hard to say otherwise from laying our eyes on the few photos BMW has provided in theirs communique. But this new concept car isn’t just about sleek design, it’s also about ultra innovative technology.
The most incredible thing, in our opinion, is undoubtedly that regarding the change body color. If the BMW iX Flow could switch from white to black and vice versa, The BMW i Vision Dee performs even better thanks to a color chart with 32 colors. Pink and white, orange and black, or purple and yellow With the help of the E Ink company, BMW seems to have found a way to change the color of a vehicle at will. Olivier Zipse, CEO of BMW AG, explains:
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With the BMW i Vision Dee, we show what is possible when hardware and software merge. In this way, we can exploit the full potential of digitization to turn the car into an intelligent teammate. This is the future of the automobile – and also that of BMW: the merging of virtual experiences with real driving pleasure.
the communique ends with the following words: “The future of the BMW Group is electric, circular and digital. The BMW i Vision Dee embodies the digital aspect of this trio and this brand, another step on the way to the next generation of fully electric BMW automobiles: the “NEW CLASS”.. So the future seems to be mapped out for the German manufacturer.
