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Alexa will be integrated into BMW and MINI's vehicles in the US, UK and Germany in 2018.
BMW says it's achieved its highest ever monthly sales in the company's 100 year history. As Laura Frykberg reports, it was mainly thanks to demand for compact cars.
Is the new Audi A4 the car to beat the likes of the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class and Jaguar XE? We hit the road for a first drive to find out. Also we speak to the men behind the car to find out if this is the best Audi A4 ever or indeed the best all round Audi ever!
BMW presented a level five autonomous driving car at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Monday, a car that would allow its driver to completely take his or her mind off the road, enabling the driver to eat, watch a movie, or even sleep behind the wheel. However, the level five autonomous car still has a way to go before being realised. In the meantime, BMW expects to get level 3 autonomous vehicles called iNEXT on the road by 2021.
According to the managing director of Audi Electronics, the Apple and Android "connected car" solutions are not for you. While speaking with Mashable Peter Steiner clarified that the two network systems are limited by their reliance on Google Maps. Steiner added that built-in navigation and cloud mapping technologies for in-dash electronics can't be replaced Google. Specifically, Audi, BMW and Diamler teamed up to buy Nokia's HERE mapping services for exactly this purpose. And as far as those car brands are concerned, their system is far more accurate, up-to-date and robust than anything Apple or Google offer.
Germany's BMW has reportedly written to the British employees who make its luxury Rolls-Royce car to warn about the risks the firm will face if Britain votes to leave the European Union in the upcoming referendum. As Sonia Legg reports, it comes as economic data suggests the prospect of a possible Brexit has started to impact the UK economy.