ScienceClub looks at the future of cars

    MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 7 Under the slogan "researching for
our automobile future", the new science portal of the BMW Group offers a
wealth of exciting, up-to-the-minute news and background info on science,
research and transportation policy.

    Will the vision of a hydrogen age soon become everyday routine?  Will
telematics allow us to avoid all traffic jams?  Does our society possess
unlimited mobility or does mobility place unexpected limitations on us?
The new ScienceClub of the BMW Group provides knowledge-hungry surfers with a
comprehensive insight into the exciting world of BMW research and development.
"It is a great tradition of our company not only to find innovative solutions
but also to communicate them," says Detlef Frank, head of Science and
Transportation at BMW.

    The quarterly press service "Science, Research, Development" has already
been in operation since 1994, providing journalists and university professors
with an important information and research resource.  "But since subjects such
as 'Sustainable mobility' or 'Transportation and the environment' are
increasingly attracting broader interest," says Frank, "we are giving this
science forum a new online home at http://www.bmwgroup.com/scienceclub .  In addition
to this, we will also be continuously expanding the range of information
available in the Science&Mobility area."

    As well as ScienceNews, which provides users with current background
reports from A as in Active Safety to Z as in Zero Emissions, the SciencePool
provides a top quality online reference resource with over 150 articles from
the press service "Science, Research, Development".  The range of information
provided by the new BMW science portal also includes a number of interesting
science links and a preview of themes and dates.

    "The aim of our Science Club is to respond on the World Wide Web to the
growing interest of the public at large in innovative solutions from the field
of science and transportation policy -- beyond the BMW horizon, too," explains
Gubitz, head the Product and Technology Division of BMW Group Communication.
In this way, the BMW Group not only demonstrates its innovation expertise but
is also meeting its social responsibilities as an automobile manufacturer."