MOG is a subscription-based online music service that has been adapted to BMW’s ConnectedDrive Apps platform. It’s the first time an Internet radio service has been fully integrated into a car. Just install the MOG app on your iPhone and then plug it into your 2011 ConnectedDrive BMW or MINI with MINI Connection enabled. [click to continue…]
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Will bikers accept electronic devices tracking their every move – even for a safer ride? It’s the first time we’ve seen vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) telematics solutions being developed for motocycles. BMW Motorrad is developing ConnectedRide, an intelligent transportation system specially designed to help keep bikers safe. A concept for the system was demonstrated at the annual Motorrad Innovation Day 2011, you can see the BMW Motorrad video at the end of this post. [click to continue…]
In its newly-launched ad campaign targeting texting and driving, BMW is attempting to not only raise awareness about the dangers of texting/talking on a cellphone while piloting a vehicle, but is also defending its investment in hands-free in-car technologies. It comes as some begin to question whether these kinds of platforms are equally distracting for drivers on the road. [click to continue…]
BMW’s Mini now has an app that matches the vehicle’s music selection to the driving style of the wheelman (or wheelwoman). It’s one part of the recently improved Mini Connected application for the Apple iPhone.
So, how can the app tell if you’re barrelling across the country like Steve McQueen or daintily driving Miss Daisy? According to reports, the app actually links up with the Mini’s internal computer in order to retrieve information on your typical speed and the rapidity of your steering wheel movements. If you’re a slow and methodical (or, ahem, safe) driver, you’ll be treated to soft jazz or classical music. [click to continue…]
BMW’s awkwardly-named X3 xDrive35i has been named an “Editor’s Choice,” and not by a big-name auto magazine like Motor Trend or Car and Driver. Instead, the acclamation comes from CNET News, one of the web’s most-read technology blogs and review databases. There are lots of things to like about the X3 in a mechanical sense: it’s been updated this year and as such has received an impressive new powertrain and body styling. [click to continue…]