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BMW To Debut Color-Changing Car At CES
BMW To Debut Color-Changing Car At CES-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:09:27

Over the past few years, the Consumer Electronics Show has become a go-to spot for automakers looking to make tech-heavy reveals. Audi used the event this year to unveil the , Mercedes used it to reveal its , and Hyundai and Uber teamed up at the 2020 event to reveal a still-imaginary .

BMW, , has decided to show up this year with some interesting ideas up its sleeve. Not only will the company bring a production version of its , but it’s apparently developed electrified color-changing paint. Maybe.

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The idea of color-shifting paint isn’t new in the automotive world. Nissan’s shifted colors in the sun, as did the . What BMW is describing, however, seems to operate a bit differently. From :

According to BMW, “on display [at CES] will be the first-ever demonstration of a technology that changes the exterior color of a vehicle with the touch of a button.” Yup, that’s all we have to work with so far.

It’s unclear what vehicle the tech will be demonstrated on, how many colors it’s capable of changing to, etc. All we know is that a car’s paint is going to change colors on command. We’ve reached out to BMW for more information and will update this story when we hear back.

The ability to change your paint color on demand seems to imply that this paint is somehow electronically actuated. Interestingly, BMW wouldn’t be the first to come up with this concept (that honor goes to , a paint that glowed different colors when voltage was applied to its surface), but the company may be the first to make it practical to apply to a car. If so, I’d like it on a — make the shift yellow to purple, please and thank you.

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