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Founded in 1998, the BMW Group Technology Office USA is located in Mountain View, California and currently employs a diverse team from multidisciplinary fields.
The office reflects the spirit of technological innovation embodied by its Silicon Valley setting, bringing together associates to work towards one common goal: the identification of new technologies and trends relevant to BMW, and their incorporation into new products as quickly as possible.
The Mountain View team works to ensure that BMW remains at the forefront of global trends and technology. The researchers and developers concentrate preliminary on Sustainability and Digitalization. That includes but isn't limited to future mobility concepts, smart grid and smart home, battery technology and powertrain topics, as well as sensor technologies, Big Data and machine learning, user experience concepts and highly automated driving.
The offices are easily accessible via the Bay Shore Freeway and are less than a mile from the water and green spaces of Shoreline Park.
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2020
11 Jun 2020
End-Of-Life Electric Vehicle Batteries: Recycling or Second-Life?
With the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the demand for Li-ion batteries will grow significantly in the coming decades. In the meanwhile, as EV batteries begin to reach their end-of-life, we will see an exponential growth of retired Li-ion batteries coming out of vehicles.28 May 2020
Nissan
13 May 2020
GaN Systems
GaN Systems are leading suppliers of GaN on Si for power conversion applications. As the 5G market grows, this presents a potential new market for GaN Systems to demonstrate their GaN devices and wireless power transfer technology.7 May 2020
Croda Energy Technologies: Immersion Cooling
Croda Energy Technologies have been actively researching esters for applications in immersion cooling for electric and hybrid vehicles. Additionally, combining with a phase change material can reduce system pumping, volume and costs.7 May 2020
Boston Materials
Boston Materials has developed z-axis reinforcement for composite applications. IDTechEx spoke with Anvesh Gurijala (CEO)5 May 2020
Torqeedo: Reaching 100,000 Leisure Boats & The Challenges Ahead
Torqeedo, the market-leading supplier of electric outboard and inboard drives for leisure boats, recently surpassed their 100,000th electric drive sold. This article details their progress to this milestone.21 Apr 2020
Arkema Technical Polymers
Arkema Technical Polymers produce many different polymer products, but recently have been advertising their Rilsan PA11 for applications in automotive electronics.17 Apr 2020
Kangde Group
The Kangde Group are relatively new entrants to the carbon fiber market but aim to quickly become the dominant force. There are multiple parts of this group as shown in the below relationship.17 Apr 2020
20-year Lithium-Ion Energy Storage System
The proprietary products can perform a wide variety of in front of the meter, behind the meter, and microgrid applications and are designed to be flexible so that as priorities shift, the battery applications can be adapted to meet the needs of future use cases.14 Apr 2020
Lordstown Motors
Lordstown Motors is an American EV startup developing an all-electric pickup truck14 Apr 2020
Canoo
Subscription based EV Mobility Startup14 Apr 2020
KEYOU
KEYOU are a high-tech startup developing technology to transform conventional ICE engine platforms to hydrogen combustion, creating a zero on-road CO2 emission powertrain. Robin Zalwert (Business Development Manager) spoke with technology analyst Dr David Wyatt13 Apr 2020
Routes to 3D Electronics: Assessment of Technologies and Applications
Metallization of 3D surfaces is a growing field with diverse applications. In this article, we briefly discuss some techniques and applications thereof. More specifically, we discuss and critically benchmark laser direct structuring, aerosol, 3D printed electronics, two-shot molding and In-Mold Electronics.7 Apr 2020
BMW Reaffirms Commitment to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
Developing alternative powertrain technologies is a top priority for the BMW Group. The carmaker offers first virtual insights into the powertrain system for the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT and reaffirms its commitment to following a carefully considered and systematic route to emission-free mobility.2 Apr 2020
Protean Electric
Protean are specialists in the design, manufacture and application of in-wheel motors. Their technology allows for the entire drive and brake unit to be housed inside the wheel along with associated electronics. With the technology demonstrated, the challenge is to see a greater adoption across the electric vehicle market.2 Apr 2020
BMW Uses Blockchain to Drive Supply Chain Transparency
The BMW Group is using innovative digital technologies to optimise its processes. A good example of this is Blockchain, a technology that enables tamper-proof data sharing, with potential applications throughout the entire automotive value chain.31 Mar 2020
SGL Carbon
SGL Carbon have units: composites - fibers & materials (CFM) and graphite materials & systems (GFM). They are one of the largest producers of carbon fiber (ca. 15,000 tpa) and focus on the heavy tow variants (24k and 50k).30 Mar 2020
BP Chargemaster
BP ChargeMaster is an electric vehicle charging solution provider that supplies charging units for residential, commercial and public uses and operates one of UK's largest public charging network.26 Mar 2020
Rising Copper Demand in an Evolving Electric Traction Motor Industry
As part of research commissioned by the International Copper Association (ICA) IDTechEx outlines which electric traction motor technologies are winning in electric cars, with a view to how this will impact overall copper demand by 2030.23 Mar 2020
Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) - Hype or Hope?
In the past decade, mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) has attracted significant attention as it holds the potential to disrupt the business model of the traditional automotive industry and the way people travel.