BMW Working to Bring Laser Lights to the US
The US DOT’s 50 year old regulation of headlights is getting in the way of innovation. That’s what BMWNA told us recently when asked why we won’t have laser lighting as an...
MINI’s Plugin Hybrid Drivetrain Previewed
MotoringFile broke the news of MINI’s plugin hybrid 18 months ago. Since then we’ve had a steady drip of news on the new drivetrain. Today we get a healthy dose of data...
Secret BMW Hydrogen Program Revealed
Among a slew of innovations announced this week at BMW’s Innovation Days press event, one stands out as perhaps the most awe inspiring of the bunch. The i8 based prototype (officially unnamed...
With iOS 9, MINI Has All It Needs to Bring CarPlay
For the past 26 years, Apple has held WWDC. This year was no exception and among the number of announcements that were made earlier this week, an update to CarPlay was one...
Life360 App Now Available for MINI Connected
Whenever MINI releases a new app for MINI Connected, even if we never heard of said app, excitement ensues. Early last week, MINI announced the availability of [Life360](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/life360-family-locator-messaging/id384830320?mt=8) for MINI Connected. From...
The Future Of The Auto Industry In One Chart
As evangelized in [Back to the Future Part II](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096874/), 2015 is supposed to be the year of hoverboards and flying cars (Note: If you don’t know what we’re talking about, stop reading...
The BMW Startup Garage
The BMW Group just announced the creation of its Startup Garage, that will act as an incubator for innovative startups. It’s a great announcement for a number of reasons. First, it allows...
World Premier: MINI Augmented Vision Glasses
MINI just dropped a prototype – an augmented reality pair of drive glasses that blends the functionality of the car with the outside world. Will they remain a prototype or will MINI...
Rolls-Royce On Semi-Autonomous Driving
Following the press days at the New York Internal Auto Show, the [New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com) provides a [summary of semi-autonomous driving features](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/automobiles/semiautonomous-driving-arrives-feature-by-feature.html?_r=0) announced during the event. Audi, Cadillac, and Volvo, among others,...
Opinion: How Could MINI Innovate?
In short, we have no idea. There are many things that we would like to see MINI do better, but none of those things are truly innovative and should be the standard...