With Torsten Müller, Chief Engineer BMW Dynamic Performance Control
With Torsten Müller, Chief Engineer BMW Dynamic Performance Control
What defines the unmistakable driving feel of a BMW? Nicki Shields speaks with Chief Engineer Torsten Müller to explore the Heart of Joy – the central computing unit that powers the driving experience in the Neue Klasse. From early ideas to dynamic test drives, they uncover how emotion becomes experience. The entertaining coordination challenge concludes the conversation.
With David Leister, BMW User Interface Design Lead
With David Leister, BMW User Interface Design Lead
An episode that reimagines the interior as a space of clarity and connection. Nicki Shields meets BMW User Interface Design Lead David Leister to discuss the new Panoramic iDrive – a sleek display concept that combines intuitive familiarity with advanced interaction, from gestures and voice to connected digital services. Together, they explore how the Neue Klasse sets new standards for simplicity and focus.
With Renzo Vitale, Creative Director Sound BMW Group
With Renzo Vitale, Creative Director Sound BMW Group
What does the future of mobility sound like? For Renzo Vitale, it must be emotional, elegant and purposeful. In conversation with Nicki Shields, he introduces HypersonX – the innovative sound concept of the Neue Klasse. From the quietest nuances to the most powerful expressions, HypersonX creates resonance and a distinctive connection between human and vehicle in the electric age. A playful sound recognition game provides the finale.
With Daniel Fischer, Senior Creative Technologist and Marcel Ottmann, Head of User Interface Design Systems
With Daniel Fischer, Senior Creative Technologist and Marcel Ottmann, Head of User Interface Design Systems
Technology that understands you – even before you ask? In the final episode, Nicki Shields visits the IAA in Munich to explore how the Neue Klasse brings true intelligence to the vehicle. Together with Daniel Fischer and Marcel Ottmann, she discusses anticipatory interfaces, intuitive interaction, and why “seamless” is more than just a buzzword. A closing challenge brings to life how foresight and intelligent coordination work in perfect harmony.
Where science meets speed. With a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Bristol, Nicki Shields has channelled her passion for motorsport and fascination with technology into an international media career. She is widely recognised as the face of Formula E pit lane reporting for the BBC, and as a trusted voice on CNN programmes such as Supercharged and Saved by the Future. In every conversation, she brings technical insight together with an authentic, engaging presence.