BMW Releases The New City Documentary Film

Chapter One of a new BMW Documentary Film Series, "Wherever You Want to Go" has been launched today, the automaker announced. Dubbed "The New City", the film makes a bold attempt to understand the ways in which we will live in the future and how it will significantly impact the way we move.

The documentary, which has a run time of 5 minutes and 57 seconds, features:  Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, futurist and conceptual designer for Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron, Syd Mead, Google VP Marissa Mayer, ZipCar founder Robin Chase, Treehugger.com founder Graham Hill, Ridelust.com editor-in-chief Mike Musto, Reinventing the Automobile co-author Lawrence Burns, and Director of Environmental Affairs, Richard Mattila.

“Currently 50 percent of the world lives in cities and by 2030 nearly 5 billion people will live in sprawling "Megacities" (cities with more than 10 million people).  As a result, personal space and modes of transportation will be among the biggest issues impacting our future quality of life.  Will the automobile — as we currently know it — be compatible with these Megacities of the future?” a company statement reads.

BMW Documentary Films "Wherever You Want to Go" comprises four films divided into chapters, each focusing on the future of mobility, cities and technology.

The series is inspired by the launch of the BMW ActiveE, an electric vehicle based on a BMW 1 Series Coupe that will use electric motor and battery cell technology. The ActiveE will represent the second phase of a three-phase electric vehicle development plan that will lead to a dedicated electric vehicle that will launch in 2013. The BMW ActiveE will be available for lease beginning this summer.

You can watch the "The New City" at the following link.