Bosch is rolling out its cloud-based road hazard service in BMW Group vehicles, with the service live since March 2026 across selected BMW iX1, iX2, iX3, X3 and Mini models. The supplier plans to extend the rollout gradually across additional BMW models over the next few years. Launched in June 2024 with a European OEM and extended to a major commercial vehicle maker six months later, the service is now in millions of vehicles in Europe and the US. It warns drivers of accidents, abandoned vehicles, hydroplaning risk, heavy snow and strong wind, with OEMs able to set warning sensitivity to their own specifications. The system rests on a smart-fusion concept combining anonymised real-time data from millions of connected vehicles with third-party weather and road operator inputs. An algorithm cross-references signals such as electronic stability program interventions and windscreen wiper activity to identify emerging risks. Bosch separately offers a cloud-based wrong-way driver warning, which can be bundled into the package or sold as a standalone feature, with partner smartphone apps downloaded more than 100 million times. In a statement, Markus Heyn, member of the board of management at Bosch and chairman of the Mobility business sector, said: “The road hazard service anticipates critical situations, making driving safer and easier. It predicts and informs drivers, whether they are in a car or a truck, of hazards on the route and helps them avoid critical situations.” Source: Bosch