BMW
Overview
Automotive OEM running humanoid/automation pilots at Spartanburg; existing external CE conformity buyer (Pilz) for collaborative cells
- Segment
- machinery oem
- Categories
- machinery oem
- Safety status
- Unknown
- Qualified TAM prospect
- Yes
- Timing
- Now
- 2026 status
- active - BMW Group operating normally; Spartanburg humanoid/automation pilots continue; no corporate status change found
- Headquarters
- North America
- Founded
- Unknown
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Funding raised
- Unknown
- Documented incidents
- Unknown
Public evidence on file: Retains Pilz for CE conformity of collaborative cells; Edge Case commercial client; Figure pilot host
Products
Automotive OEM running humanoid/automation pilots at Spartanburg; existing external CE conformity buyer (Pilz) for collaborative cells
Products: Unknown. CSA has no product list on file for BMW.
Customers
Customers: Unknown. CSA has no published customer list on file for BMW. Public evidence mentions: Retains Pilz for CE conformity of collaborative cells; Edge Case commercial client; Figure pilot host
Regions
- HQ region
- North America
- Headquarters
- Unknown
- Operating regions
- North America
Region inferred from public evidence text; corrections welcome.
Headcount
- Headcount
- Unknown
- Band
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Headcount: Unknown. CSA has no headcount on file for BMW; the estimate assumes at least one safety engineer.
Estimate = max(1, round(headcount × 0.004)) + open safety postings.
News
Latest status (2026): active - BMW Group operating normally; Spartanburg humanoid/automation pilots continue; no corporate status change found
News: Unknown. CSA has no news items on file for BMW.
FAQ
Does BMW have a functional safety charter?
Unknown. CSA has no charter record for BMW.
Has BMW had documented safety incidents?
Unknown. BMW is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Is BMW hiring functional safety engineers?
Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for BMW.
What does BMW build?
Automotive OEM running humanoid/automation pilots at Spartanburg; existing external CE conformity buyer (Pilz) for collaborative cells
What market segment is BMW in?
BMW is listed in the machinery oem segment.
How much funding has BMW raised?
Unknown. CSA has no funding figure on file for BMW.
Funding
- Total raised
- Unknown
- Last round
- Unknown
Funding: Unknown. CSA has no funding figure on file for BMW.
Investors
Investors: Unknown. CSA has no investor list on file for BMW.
Valuation
- Valuation
- Unknown
Valuation: Unknown. CSA has no valuation on file for BMW.
Pricing
Pricing: Unknown. CSA has no published pricing on file for BMW.
Safety status
Unknown
Safety status: Unknown. CSA has no charter or program record for BMW.
Charter
Charter status unknown.
Charter: Unknown. No In-Process Functional Safety Charter is on file for BMW.
Incidents
Incidents: Unknown. BMW is not tracked in the RobotRisk incident register.
Safety team
- Functional-safety professionals in CSA's network with BMW experience
- Unknown
- Estimated safety staff required
- 1 (estimate)
Safety team: Unknown. CSA has no safety-team information on file for BMW.
Counts only; CSA never publishes names from its talent network.
Open safety jobs
Open safety jobs: Unknown. FSTalent has no open functional-safety postings on file for BMW.
Standards
Standards that typically apply to machinery oem companies:
- ISO 12100 – Safety of Machinery - Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction
- ISO 13849-1 – Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems
- IEC 62061 – Safety of Machinery - Functional Safety of Control Systems
- IEC 60204-1 – Electrical Equipment of Machines
Applicability is by category; it is not a claim of conformance.
Certifications
Certifications: Unknown. CSA has no third-party certifications on file for BMW.
Competitors and similar
Companies in the machinery oem segment:
- Emerson machinery oem
- ABB machinery oem
- Johnson Controls machinery oem
- Agile Robots machinery oem
- Comau machinery oem
- Denso Robotics machinery oem
- FANUC machinery oem
- Honeywell machinery oem