A major event in the consumer electronics industry, the 2022 US CES Exhibition has opened a few days ago, although it is threatened by the new crown virus variant, resulting in the temporary withdrawal of some exhibitors, but due to the lack of exposure platform for a long time, it still attracts many exhibitors. BMW unveiled the iX M60 performance model at this year's CES show, but in addition to the new car, there are two new technologies that are also enough to attract attention.
The first is the iX Flow color-changing concept car created by E Ink electronic ink technology, the body appearance is coated with E Ink Prism electronic paper, and combined with BMW's intelligent design algorithm, so that the car color can be dynamically flowed between black and white. The E Ink Prism electronic paper film developed by Yuantai Technology was originally developed for the field of architecture and design, with the characteristics of programmable code control, which can display a variety of customized patterns according to demand.
The durable and flexible nature of electronic paper is also suitable for use on the body surface, coupled with the advantages of ultra-low power consumption, bmw will choose to use this technology on the electric vehicle iX. The significance of the body color change can not only bring impressive visual effects, but also have the characteristics of adapting to the climatic environment. In the summer, the white body can reflect the sun, and the black body can absorb heat in the winter, which can reduce the energy consumption of the air conditioning system.
In addition, BMW also unveiled an 8K backseat theater screen at the CES show, which is a staggering 31 inches in size and has a wide screen setting that takes up almost the entire width of the car room. This large display screen extends from the roof down and is complemented by b&W's custom sound system to provide a back-seat buyer's unparalleled audiovisual experience. BMW is also working further with Amazon to move the Fire TV platform to the car. Support 5G networking function, HDMI input port is naturally also a basic configuration, want to connect with friends in the car to play PS5 can also be easily realized. The audiovisual system is still a concept product, but the overall maturity is already very high, and it may have the opportunity to appear on a production car in the near future.