BMW

includes BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 Series, BMW i, BMW 1 Series, BMW IX

7 statements across 6 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Evangelos Simudis · said 56 times in 17 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Benedict Evans (20), Frank Chen (8), Steven Sinofsky (5), Evangelos Simudis (5), Qasar Younis (4), Clayton Christensen (4), Preethi Kasireddy (2), Michael Copeland (2)

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Everything said about BMW, oldest first

Jan 2, 2019 positive
Assertion Supported
Simudis: BMW structured iBrand separately to pursue new mobility services
“Another example is BMW's iBrand, an organization that has been set up very differently from the major business units of BMW trying to look at not only the manufacturing aspect, the design and manufacturing aspect of the car, which is what BMW and other automak…”
Evangelos Simudis Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 19:12 a16z Podcast | On Corporate Venturing & Setting Up 'Innovation Outposts'
Jan 2, 2019
Opinion
Chen: Smartphone choice has surpassed car brand as a primary consumer identity
“It's much more important whether you own an iPhone or an Android phone and what set of apps you use than whether you drive a Ford or a BMW or whatever.”
Frank Chen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:13 a16z Podcast | Cars and Cities, the Autonomy Edition
Jan 2, 2019
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Chen: Automakers will shift to Boeing-style B2B fleet sales
“Well, one of the big changes, especially if we're going to switch to fleet ownership, is the car manufacturers will start being a lot more like Boeing and Airbus than they will be like Ford and BMW today.”
Frank Chen Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:34 a16z Podcast | Cars and Cities, the Autonomy Edition
Feb 26, 2019 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Younis: Foreign governments will protect domestic automakers from Waymo dominance
“The German government won't just let Waymo come take over Germany and let Daimler and BMW go under business, and the same thing is true for Hyundai in Korea, Honda and Toyota in Japan, and the Chinese companies, because there's a recognition that if all of the…”
Qasar Younis Feb 26, 2019 ▶ 35:18 a16z Podcast | Capitalizing on an Autonomous Vehicle Future
Mar 16, 2020 positive
Assertion Contradicted
Riccitiello: Car and Driver couldn't distinguish Unity-rendered BMWs from real cars
“BMW sent that on to Car and Driver and asked their writers and their readers to try to figure out which was the real car and which was the drawn car, the animated car, the one created in Unity, and they couldn't tell. By the way, no one can.”
John Riccitiello Mar 16, 2020 ▶ 7:58 How Gaming is Changing the Media Landscape
Dec 25, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Kirwin: Rivian heads-up displays run on Unreal Engine, BMW on Unity
“And now the sort of, you know, heads up displays that you see in, you know, Rivian is powered by unreal. BMWs is powered by unity.”
Troy Kirwin Dec 25, 2024 ▶ 4:07 Virtual Worlds Mean Real Business: How Games Power the Future
Apr 23, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Sankar: Half of Palantir's business is commercial
“Half of our business is really commercial, and we build every Airbus, every Chrysler, every BMW, every HD Hyundai ship.”
Shyam Sankar Apr 23, 2025 ▶ 10:01 Mobilizing the American Industrial Base
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