Munich. BMW Group customers can now ensure their
vehicle software in all BMW’s with Operating System 7.0 is updated at
all times with Remote Software Upgrade. Available with immediate
effect, this feature keeps the vehicle fresh and is as easy as
updating a smartphone. The first upgrade, available from today
successively in all BMW ConnectedDrive markets, includes the BMW
Intelligent Personal Assistant*, whose range of intelligent functions
can now be expanded automatically and conveniently over the air. Remote
Software Upgrade offers vehicle-specific content and updates
such as function extensions for driver assistance systems (e.g. Active
Cruise Control and side collision protection). Subsequent upgrades
will allow customers to source additional vehicle functions from the
BMW ConnectedDrive Store and activate them easily in their BMW.
Uploading new functions directly into the car.
Never has it been easier for customers to keep their vehicle up to
date over its full lifecycle and to adapt it to their individual
requirements. Remote Software Upgrade ensures their BMW always has the
latest software update and functions are constantly improved. Plus,
customers will be able to add digital services at a later date. All of
which ensures continuous improvements to the safety and quality of the
vehicle. Depending on their car’s specification, customers will be
able to use Remote Software Upgrade to activate additional functions
seamlessly and conveniently from their home, via smartphone or inside
the car itself. It represents a milestone in the bespoke, digital
personalisation of BMW vehicles.
The additional functions of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant
can be activated for models such as the new BMW X5, new BMW 3 Series
and new BMW 8 Series with BMW Operating System 7.0 from the
introduction of Remote Software Upgrade. Future Remote Software
Upgrades will regularly expand and improve the BMW Intelligent
Personal Assistant’s skills (free of charge). These cyclical updates
include software adaptations and function extensions.
* The exact timing may vary according to the market.