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The launch of the fifth generation of the BMW 7 Series will include several technical innovation firsts, including the World's first Night Vision system with individual pedestrian recognition, the first production car with front side view camera, the first BMW Saloon with speed-related Integral Active Steering and the first BMW with Lane Change Warning. It will go on sale later this year. .. Tags: BMWRelated Articles: World’s first Hydrogen Luxury Performance Automobile – the BMW Hydrogen 7 Volvo to unveil new safety technology at Frankfurt Motor Show Ford's Mercury Meta One concept New BMW 6 Series Coup' features head-up display and glass roof META ONE concept bristles with new technology BMW announce new 6 Series Convertible

July 6, 2008 Toyota showed its iQ Concept at last year's motorshows, creating a new class of premium ultra-compact vehicle, capable of carrying three adults plus a child in comfort. Now, in a move that foretells a coming era of much smaller cars, the iQ is set for production in 2008 and availability in 2009. The iQ was a sensation, proving emphatically that small does not mean basic, and drawing huge crowds - the message sunk in quickly, and now the production version (pictured) offers a completely new proposition for urban motoring that is stylish, sophisticated, technically advanced and kinder to the environment... Related Articles: Toyota Hi-CT Concept lifestyle vehicle Toyota's radical Compact Sports & Specialty Concept Toyota mini SUV Urban Cruiser concept Toyota iQ small car design concept Production ready Toyota iQ heads for Geneva Toyota's FJ Cruiser SUV goes from concept to production model at 2005 Chicago Auto Show