BMW News: Latest Releases & Events

All 2 BMW entries of the AI News timeline, newest first.

2026

2026-09-28

Mistral Opens Munich Hub for Industrial AI
Mistral AI announced the opening of a new hub in Munich, Germany, housing specialised research teams in Physics AI and Industrial AI, with collaborations including BMW (crash simulations), Siemens Energy, and a research partnership with Technical University Munich using its wind tunnel facilities. The move is part of Mistral's push for sovereign European AI, including a commitment to build one gigawatt of European compute capacity by 2030, leveraging talent from its May 2026 acquisition of Emmi AI. (mistral.ai)
Mistral AI Siemens

2026-04-29

BMW i Ventures launches $300M AI-focused fund
BMW i Ventures announced a new $300 million fund targeting early-stage through Series B startups working on agentic AI, physical AI, industrial software, advanced materials, and supply chain technologies in North America and Europe, bringing the firm's total capital under management to $1.1 billion. (techcrunch.com)