Even if BMW is the most important automaker in the world with the biggest sales over the past years, the German carmaker doesn’t rest on its laurels and plans to take over the technological segment as well, by developing more fuel cell vehicles and enhance the autonomous driving system.

The carmaker`s plans on such directions were revealed by Harald Krueger, CEO at BMW, who has declared in a recent interview with Automotive News that the entire stuff is working on the development of the fuel cell cars, emphasizing the fruitful collaboration it has had so far and will have in the future with another leading company in the technology segment, Toyota.

Speaking of which, Krueger has also declared that “With Toyota, we are working on a new generation of fuel cell vehicles. Last year, we put on the road a small test fleet based on the 5-series Gran Turismo. In 2021, we plan a small series of the next step in fuel cell technology.”

As for developing the ultimate autonomous technologies that would make their cars safer on the roads, Krueger has also pointed out the importance of a viable partnership with other two major players in the connectivity segment – Intel and Mobileye.

He further said: “We are not the best in making radars and vision controls, so we work with Mobileye. We do not make chips, so we cooperate with Intel. We have just taken on board Delphi to cooperate on software and system knowledge.”

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The never ending rivalry between BMW and Mercedes-Benz has always sparkled new ideas and innovations on both sides, the German carmakers ending-up developing state-of-the-art and advanced sedans, high-end models and a plethora of SUVs.

These amazing achievements have been the very basis of BMW`s need of developing even more advanced crossovers starting this year, and as representatives within the company recently declared at the 2017 NAIAS, in Detroit, the company is now opened for new challenges.

Concerning the making of new and high-performance crossovers in the near future, Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW of North America, has also declared to Automotive News in a recent interview to that the company is planning to introduce new rides.

”In the part of the market that we’re in, obviously 50 percent would be a good place to be. Right now we are a little over 40, so that gives you a clear indication where we need to be in the future.”

As you proably know already, BMW has announced its plans of launching the all-new BMW X2 and the top of the line X7 SUVs in 2018, shortly followed by the X3, X4 and X5 by 2019. As for the carmaker`s M division, there are also intentions of updating the current BMW X3 M and X4 M. Stay tuned for more details!

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According to some recent reports, the BMW German based carmaker might be planning a hardcore supercar in a joint venture with McLaren, whose styling and creativity is close to the Bavarian`s constructor ideology.

The report comes from CAR magazine and states that the joint venture is planning to introduce a supercar which would be unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, eventually reaching dealerships worldwide in 2019.

Each carmaker will have its own signature. McLaren for instance, would incorporate the same carbon fiber monocoque also seen on the upcoming McLaren 650S, while BMW will take care of the powertrain under the hood.

We might be talking here about a 4.0-liter V8 engine, along with two turbos and two electric motors, which would output a total of 750 horsepower.

Surely that BMW won`t just stick to fitting a powerful engine, as it would also come up with its own language cues. We might see an astonishing and ultimate fighting machine, that would indeed revolutionize the supercar segment for good. Let`s not forget what the same joint venture did with the McLaren F1, designed and powered by the same BMW and McLaren.

So far, the details list is rather scarce, but we should be able to find out more in the upcoming period. After all, the news is too hot to let it sleep away.

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Having taken over and dominated most of the automotive market, BMW has set its sights now on the two-wheeled aspect of the selling place.

Somehow the powerful motorbike aspect of the equation is not what they’re going for. It’s the scooter that’s in their crosshairs.

Thinking about it, it makes perfect sense. The city mobility is where things seem to be focused right now and the smaller cars get the more hopeless they are.

Scooters on the other hand have always been small and the ability to squeeze between cars is where the real gain is. Unfortunately they have plenty of faults of their own.

BMW is about to change some of them as their C1 Scooter from a long way back is coming back. This time it goes electric though.

That’s great, it’s a lot greener than the usual oil burning engines you see around town. Where scooters really fall down is in the safety aspect.

Guess who’s also thought of that, and plan to make some considerable changes to what we normally perceive as scooters?

Bavaria’s finest built a roof frame into their C1 quite some time ago and they plan to and they want to bring the idea back.

This time however, there’s an actual seat involved an there’s even going to be a seat belt involved for added safety.

In these conditions the upcoming BMW scooters are said to be so safe that they don’t require the wearing of a helmet.

The police may not be thrilled about the idea but it seems a lot better than riding a death trap. Expect to see the new scooters from BMW on the market sometime in 2014.

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