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BMW’s next-gen EVs depend on an unassuming black box called ‘Heart of Joy’

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BMW ’s next-gen EVs depend on an unassuming black box called Heart of Joy ’ The all-in-one ECU was designed in-house in the hopes of making BMW 's new EV stand above the crowd.

The box will serve as the control module for the upcoming Neue Klasse electric vehicles that will start rolling out later this year .

The aim, of course, is to get future BMWs to drive more like BMWs .

The single computer also, conveniently, makes over-the-air updates much easier for BMW .

BMW CTO Frank Weber explained how the automaker’s near failure to launch the 7-series 25 years ago gave the company the confidence to create the new Heart of Joy .