After Opel, Traffic Sign Recognition for BMW
As previously reported, Opel’s new Insignia will feature a dual-function frontal camera with traffic sign recognition. The system, supplied by Hella, uses a screen-mounted camera
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BMW Top Supplier Preference List
BMW’s push for better prices from its suppliers has not made the carmaker a less attractive partner to the supplier community.
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India’s Satyam is BMW’s New Neighbour
The Indian computer giant Satyam are intent on moving into automotive engineering. With the likes of Bosch in their sights, Satyam are now setting up their first engineering facility in Munich,
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LED front lighting for BMW M1…?
In the original BMW M1, the headlamps were completely concealed. In the new version, LED lighting is subtly hiding under the over-reaching bonnet. At the moment, it is no more than a design study. But then,
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BMW 5 Series is available with full AFS
The current 5 Series BMW is now also available with a variable light distribution. In conjunction with intelligent driver assistance the headlamps are now switched
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BMW will cut more than 8,000 jobs in Germany
BMW AG plans to eliminate 8,100 jobs, or 7.5% of its global workforce—mostly in Germany—by year-end in the company’s largest staff cut ever. The reductions are part of a five-year restructuring unveiled in September. The plan aims to lower costs by 6b€ and boost BMW’s profitability to the level of rival Daimler AG. BMW’s target…
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BMW asks suppliers 15% price cuts
BMW is putting pressure on its suppliers to reduce costs as part of its own cost-saving programme.
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Lane Departure Warning on the BMW 5 series
Earlier in the year Lane departure Warning advocates got a boost with a camera-based system used in BMW 5 series, with many such systems now hitting
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