12-23-2018, 11:07 AM | #23 |
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BMW And Mercedes Are Merging/Sharing Parts Of Their Businesses
BMW And Mercedes Are Merging Parts Of Their Businesses
Early discussions for additional parts sharing/platform sharing As the industry continues to push the idea of car ownership to the back seat, two of Germany’s biggest car-makers have agreed to merge their digital mobility services into one https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...lity-divisions Daimler and BMW Group are preparing for a future where car ownership, especially in major cities, could become a thing of the past. The two German auto giants in March announced plans to merge their various mobility services into a 50:50 joint-venture company headquartered in Berlin, and on Wednesday they announced that the merger has been given regulatory approval by competition watchdogs, including here in the United States. Further details on the new mobility company will be announced in the first quarter of 2019. By then, we should also have knowledge of its name. At its core is expected to be a single app combining numerous mobility services. For example, with the one app you'll be able to hail a ride, use a car in a shared fleet, pay for street or garage parking, locate a charging station for an EV, and much more. he app may even integrate payments and information for public transport services. The idea is to create a simple yet comprehensive mobility solution for getting from A to B. A few of the services that we already know are being merged in the joint-venture company are Daimler's Moovel, MyTaxi and Car2Go services and BMW Group's ReachNow, DriveNow and ParkNow services. Crucially, the joint-venture company will also oversee all future mobility services to be developed, like a self-driving taxi service. Daimler and supplier giant Bosch will have a trial self-driving service up and running in the heart of Silicon Valley in late 2019. It was also reported Thursday that Daimler and BMW Group could eventually start sharing parts and technology, including whole vehicle platforms. Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter, said the two automakers are in early exploratory talks about sharing of vehicle platforms, electric car batteries, and self-driving technology in an effort to reduce costs. https://www.carthrottle.com/post/bmw...ir-businesses/ German car-makers BMW and Daimler have agreed to combine their forward-looking digital mobility services into a new, co-owned and evenly-split business. These services will allow users to hail a taxi (either human-driven or automated), book a car from a shared fleet, pay for parking, find a working electric charging station or fuel station and more. We don’t yet know what the new company will be called, but it will offer a single app for its users, through which all of the options can be controlled. Cars from all the brands involved will be available - presumably including Mini. Storing users’ payment information in a secure wallet within the app will allow other services to be added later in the scheme’s life, like payments for edibles and fuel. The two giants are also set to combine their efforts on self-driving taxis. Daimler, which owns Mercedes and Smart, will have its own trial operating in California by this time next year. It’s not clear whether this will be rebranded under the new company’s banner. A Bloomberg report claims that the two companies are getting even friendlier than that. The subject of parts- and platform-sharing has allegedly been tabled, with both sides open to the cost-saving idea. Among the parts shared would be batteries, self-driving technology and entire chassis, but we understand no agreement has been reached yet. Last edited by IK6SPEED; 12-23-2018 at 11:14 AM.. |
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12-23-2018, 11:14 AM | #24 |
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BMW needs all the help it can get in the technology department, which begs the question: what will they bring to the table? iDrive itself has developed into the top of the market, but the back end that supports it is atrocious. ConnectedDrive, apps, online portals, etc are all in shambles compared to competitors. Nothing is seamless, it's all a big fragmented mess. I welcome any improvements Daimler can make.
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02-22-2019, 01:58 PM | #25 |
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BMW and Mercedes: Joint Venture?
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BMW and Daimler will spend over $1 billion on the future of transportation
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