{"id":2055477,"date":"2026-07-22T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2055477"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T07:43:32","slug":"bmw-will-now-let-you-configure-its-cars-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2055477","title":{"rendered":"BMW will now let you configure its cars\u2026 with AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"articleItem\">\n<p>    {&#8220;@context&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/schema.org&#8221;,&#8221;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Article&#8221;,&#8221;image&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/090-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg&#8221;,&#8221;mainEntityOfPage&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;WebPage&#8221;,&#8221;@id&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/tech\/bmw-ai-car-configurator\/&#8221;},&#8221;url&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-news\/tech\/bmw-ai-car-configurator\/&#8221;,&#8221;author&#8221;:{&#8220;@type&#8221;:&#8221;Person&#8221;,&#8221;name&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson&#8221;,&#8221;description&#8221;:&#8221;Luke Wilkinson is Deputy Editor of our sister site, Parkers. However, he also writes news, reviews and features for CAR magazine. Heu2019s worked as a car journalist for five years now, having started his career as a Staff Writer at Auto Express in November 2018. He joined Bauer Media in February 2022.nHe was excited to work as a car journalist before heu2019d even finished his studies. As a university student, heu2019d visit his local car dealerships in his spare time (posing as a customer), and test drive cars. He would then write reviews on those cars for his own website to build up a portfolio to show to his future employer.nLukeu2019s efforts soon landed him an internship with the Daily Recordu2019s motoring supplement, Road Record. He worked for two weeks at the publication, gathering vital online and print magazine skills that would stand him in good stead for his entrance into the working world.nHighlights of his career so far include driving a V8 powered (and ULEZ exempt!) Range Rover Classic down Saville Row, redlining the David Brown Automotive Mini Remasteredu00A0and tearing down Millbrook Proving Groundu2019s mile straight at 170mph in au00A0McLaren 720S.nWhen he isnu2019t shackled to his desk, Luke spends his time restoring hisu00A0Classic Mini. Itu2019s a 1993 Rover Mini Sprite thatu2019s heu2019s owned since he was 15. Itu2019s already undergoing its second bout of rust repair and is awaiting an entire new floor pan, a fresh front end and a rebuilt engine.nYou can follow Luke on his Twitter,u00A0Instagramu00A0andu00A0LinkedInu00A0pages. 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resume_on_mouseout: false; timer: false; variable_height: true; slide_number: false\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/090-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"BMW AI car configurator: X5 grille and headlight\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x270\/090-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/720x405\/090-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/1056x594\/090-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>BMW AI car configurator: X5 grille and headlight<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"BMW AI car configurator: X5 front three quarter static\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x270\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/720x405\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/1056x594\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>BMW AI car configurator: X5 front three quarter static<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-assets.bauersecure.com\/images\/1056x594\/transparent.png\" alt=\"BMW AI car configurator: X5 rear three quarter static\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x270\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/720x405\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/1056x594\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg, (large)]\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption orbit-caption\">\n<div>BMW AI car configurator: X5 rear three quarter static<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/car-reviews\/bmw\/\" title=\"View all BMW  Reviews\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"info-link\"> View all BMW  Reviews<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bold-links\">\n<p><strong>\u25ba<\/strong><strong> Have you ever wanted to talk to a robot to spec your new car?<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u25ba<\/strong><strong> Good news \u2013 BMW has plumbed its configurator into ChatGPT<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u25ba<\/strong><strong> Just don\u2019t be afraid to fact check it so you don\u2019t end up with a Lada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI is the future. It\u2019s already helping us (for better or worse) perform all sorts of boring administrative tasks \u2013 and, for lots of people, it\u2019s replaced Google as their main search engine. But BMW reckons it has the power to help us choose our next car. In fact, the brand is so confident in that estimation that it\u2019s plumbed its configurator into ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The idea is simple. You explain your requirements for a car to ChatGPT, specifying your desired number of seats, boot space, ground clearance, body style, performance, running costs and so on. It\u2019ll then crawl through BMW\u2019s configurator and present you with a list of cars that suit your needs, saving you loads of time and effort in the process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x0\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"BMW AI car configurator: X5 front three quarter static\" class=\"wp-image-268329\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x0\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/720x0\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/1040x0\/091-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to use jargon to do it, either. BMW\u2019s biggest selling point for the system is that users can spell out their needs in their own natural language \u2013 and then get a response from an AI voice with the most suitable motors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You can then open a tab from the AI into BMW\u2019s configurator, containing a car with the exact specification you described to the bot. Alternatively, it can waft any relevant cars under your nose from BMW\u2019s stockpile. Magic.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing, the tool hadn\u2019t hit ChatGPT\u2019s plug-in section for the UK, so I\u2019m yet to test the dexterity of the technology against my rather heavy regional accent. However, my experience of other chat-based AI tools suggests it could struggle. But that more of a me problem than an inherent issue with the technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x0\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down\" alt=\"BMW AI car configurator: X5 rear three quarter static\" class=\"wp-image-268330\" data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/480x0\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (default)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/720x0\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (medium)], [https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/268326\/1040x0\/092-bmw-x5-ai-car-configurator.jpg?scale=down, (large)]\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject show-for-medium-up hide-for-xlarge-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What\u2019s more amusing is the potential for hallucinations. For me, these are some of the best aspects of using AI, as you can end up with absurd answers to what should be simple questions. Unless BMW has aggressively ring-fenced the data its new tool can access, ChatGPT could end up recommending one of the brand\u2019s competitor cars. Or, in my case, maybe a John Deere. Or a Fendt. I\u2019m looking forward to the hilarity once I\u2019ve tried it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mpu-inject hide-for-medium-up\">\n<div class=\"mpu-ad advert\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaking more selfishly, I really hope the industry doesn\u2019t adopt this approach as the norm. BMW\u2019s car configurator isn\u2019t quite as good as Land Rover or Porsche\u2019s, but I\u2019ve still had hours of fun piecing together some ridiculous, would-be heavily depreciating monstrosities on it. <\/p>\n<p>Call me sad, but it\u2019d be a real shame to have that pastime whipped away.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<aside class=\"about-author\">\n<h2 class=\"about-author-heading\">About the author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"about-author-inner\">\n<div class=\"main-author-summary-container\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"main-author-image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/car-images.bauersecure.com\/wp-images\/14254\/120x120\/lukewilkinson1.jpeg?quality=90)\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"main-author-name-container\">\n<div class=\"main-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carmagazine.co.uk\/author\/luke-wilkinson\/\">Luke Wilkinson<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"main-author-job-title\">Deputy Editor<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"main-author-byline\">Luke is the Deputy Editor of our sister site Parkers, but he spends plenty of time writing news, reviews and features for CAR. 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