BMW iX, the BMW Group's flagship technology innovation, is a milestone achievement of the BMW Group's electrification strategy, which integrates the BMW Group's technology in a number of innovative fields such as electrification and digital interconnection. Recently, the innovative BMW iX was rated as the highest safety rating by the European New Car Safety Evaluation Association - five-star rating, and received a five-star rating in all test categories.
The European New Car Assessment Programme ("EU NCAP") is the most authoritative safety certification body in the automotive industry. The innovative BMW iX stands out in the EU NCAP crash test with its excellent passenger protection and intelligent autonomous driving assistance system.
Intelligent body structure and materials and all-round safety design provide protection inside and outside the car in the event of a collision
The innovative BMW iX focuses on all-round safety to maximize the safety of drivers and passengers. The innovative BMW iX's body structure features an aluminum frame, complemented by high-strength steel, and carbon-fiber reinforced composites to achieve weight reduction while improving body rigidity and stability. BMW makes full use of its deep knowledge and rich experience in carbon fiber technology to widely apply carbon fiber reinforced composite materials to the body frame, and this high-tech body material can be seen on the roof, door frame and tailgate, which not only increases the sense of technology and luxury, but also makes the vehicle more efficient, comfortable and safe. In addition, the vehicle is equipped with a full range of safety design, high elastic support structure and precise design of the "deformation energy absorption zone" in the event of a car impact, which can offset the impact of the impact through reasonable deformation and reduce the squeeze in the direction of the passenger compartment.
In the EU NCAP crash test, the innovative BMW iX demonstrated excellent occupant protection. In the "Adult Occupant Protection" test, the testers were fully recognized for the innovative interactive airbags located between the driver and the front passenger seats for providing additional protection for the front occupants in the event of a side collision. In the "Child Occupant Protection" test, the innovative BMW iX's rear occupant protection function also received the highest scores in the frontal and side impact tests, respectively.
Aimed at vulnerable road users, the innovative BMW iX's carefully designed body components and flexible structure at the front of the vehicle reduce the risk of injury to pedestrians and cyclists in the event of a collision. The innovative BMW iX is equipped with an active bonnet, which actively bounces up through a trigger mechanism once the data collected by the sensors indicates a corresponding collision, creating a deformation zone that prevents pedestrians or cyclists from colliding directly with hard parts in the engine compartment.
The new generation of autonomous driving assistance system Pro escorts and effectively prevents accidents before a collision occurs
The EU NCAP crash test consists of four major types of test items, in addition to the excellent performance in the "adult occupant", "child occupant" and "disadvantaged road user" and other projects, the innovative BMW iX also achieved excellent test results in the "safety assist" aspect.
The innovative BMW iX is BMW's first model to feature an 8-megapixel front-facing camera and a front-facing radar system with a monitoring range of up to 300 meters. The intelligent environmental perception system consists of 5 cameras, 5 radar sensors and 12 ultrasonic sensors, thus providing users with accurate and reliable automatic driving assistance and parking assistance systems. The innovative BMW iX xDrive 50 comes standard with the new Autonomous Driving Assistance System Pro, which includes forward collision warning and emergency braking assist, lane correction assist, lane change assist and other functions, and further optimized for China's unique traffic conditions and driving habits, such as reducing the minimum starting speed of lane change assist from 70 km/h to 30 km/h.
The innovative BMW iX is equipped with a forward collision warning system with emergency brake assist, which can warn the driver to slow down when a pedestrian, cyclist or vehicle is detected, or make the vehicle brake automatically. In addition, the automatic emergency braking system reacts in the event of a turn, minimizing the risk of possible injury to pedestrians when the vehicle is cornering and the risk of colliding with an oncoming vehicle when turning left. In addition, the innovative BMW iX comes standard with safety assist features such as attention retention assist, lane departure warning and speed limit recognition, resulting in vehicles scoring high scores in test sub-categories such as "Occupant Condition Monitoring", "Lane Assist System" and "Speed Assist System".
The innovative BMW iX brings together the bmw group's achievements in various areas of innovation, and the innovative BMW iX xDrive 50 model officially launched in the Chinese market in November this year. In 2022, the innovative BMW iX will bring a wider selection of models to the Chinese market, leading the future of luxury travel in terms of design, technology, sustainability, driving pleasure and safety.