In pictures: BMW’s new car
Cairo – Gateway to the Center | Sunday January 09 2022, 12:09 pm
BMW iXflow..a car that changes its color at the push of a button using electronic ink technology
BMW has unveiled for the first time the iX Flow concept car, which is equipped with e-ink electromagnetic technology that allows changing colors from black to white or combining black and white in an attractive scene of exciting graphics across the surface of the car. car exterior body.
The ix-flow model is inspired by the electric crossover ix, which BMW first revealed in 2021, according to the “Automobile World” website.
The car expresses your personality not only from the inside but also from the outside through amazing modern technology, and it also has the ability to change its color from dark to bright while driving in high temperatures, which would help in efficiency and thermoregulation inside the car.
BMW worked with e-ink to develop the application for vehicles, which was founded in 1997, and e-ink developed the technology used in commercial screen readers for brands such as Sony and Amazon.
The BMW e-ink application works with a case designed to cover the entire body of the SUV.
The jacket contains different color pigments, and when they are stimulated by different electrical signals, they will rise to the surface of the skin, playing their role in changing the car’s exterior color with the push of a button.
The challenge here, as BMW emphasizes, is not so much in the innovative technology as in how to effectively apply it to the car
The distinctive thing regarding the design of the amazing car is the mechanism of its formation in the form of a 3D surface, so it is laser cut into a 3D curved screen to look charming and amazing.
The BMW iXflow uses pieces of body wrap to hug the car’s curves, and when stimulated by electrical signals, “electrophoresis” – what is known as particle movement – brings different color pigments to the surface, making it instantly take on the preferred color. .
The VIX’s color-changing technology is part of the group’s plan to develop “human-focused” products that stimulate all of the senses, and BMW says it will spend 30 billion euros ($34 billion) on future-oriented technologies by 2025.
BMW announced the e-ink technology in conjunction with the launch of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The company had planned a whole program of events at the annual technology fair but it was canceled in favor of the spectacular virtual reveal, amid a spike in new coronavirus cases.
Mercedes-Benz also abandoned its plans to attend the conference, as did Amazon, Mita and Lenovo, among others.
This is the first time that the 105-year-old brand has showcased an entirely new model at the traditional tech fair.
E-ink is one of the new technologies developed by BMW to immerse users in customized digital environments inside and outside their cars.
BMW iXflow..a car that changes its color at the push of a button using electronic ink technology
BMW iXflow..a car that changes its color at the push of a button using electronic ink technology
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