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When laser headlights debuted, BMW – and many other manufacturers – touted the impressive possibilities. Despite using 30 percent less energy, these lights returned twice the high beam range of (still somewhat advanced for the…
Steven Paul / December 10, 2024
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Another innovation introduced at the 2016 CES is a BMW K 1600 GTL bike with laser lights. In the case of the K 1600 GTL concept vehicle presented here, the BMW Motorrad laser light is…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 5, 2016
BMW i
Currently in showrooms and priced at $141,695 including $995 Destination & Handling, the MY2016 BMW i8 features Laser Lights available as an option for the first time in the US. The laser light option was…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 17, 2015
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Technology is on the forefront of the automotive landscape at the moment. Competition amongst car companies used to be about horsepower or lap times, but now it’s about how many gizmos and gadgets one can…
Nico DeMattia / July 20, 2015
BMW i
Laser Lights for BMW i8 still not approved in the U.S.
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: June 23, 2015
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The “laser lights war” between BMW and Audi sees a new episode today. The Ingolstadt-based Audi unveils more specs of their R8 LMX limited edition sports car. The press release issued back in 2014 took…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 4, 2015
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At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas from 6 to 9 January 2015, BMW presents a concept vehicle that showcases the kind of lighting innovations we can expect in the future, while at…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 2, 2015
BMW i
BMW i8 is the first production car in the world that was shipped with laser light headlights. We went to Marseille, France, to see the i8 lasers in action and the dark night on the…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 25, 2014
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The Berthold Leibinger Foundation awarded Dr. Helmut Erdl and Dr. Abdelmalek Hanafi of BMW Group the second innovation prize. The award recognizes the candidates for the development and implementation of a new high-brightness white light…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 30, 2014
BMW i
The BMW i8 is the first production car in the world which can be equipped with laser lights. However, the new lighting technology comes at a price and today, we can announce exclusively that in…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 18, 2014
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The pissing contest between Audi and BMW continues today with a new episode. After poking fun at each other with billboards and then fighting over first-to-market laser headlights technology, the Ingolstadt-based automaker announces today a…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 9, 2014