So there’s a hell of a lot of stuff happening remotely, that’s the main thing to take away from this. ![]() Want all these fancy new features, but have a hectic schedule? To make sure your BMW isn't out of action for an update like your work laptop on a Monday morning, the BMW 8 operating system will also let you schedule the installation of a software upgrade remotely. Owners of the latest BMWs will even get more complex software updates, in areas such as driver assistance and partial automation. With automotive technology moving quickly, though, what's covered by these updates is moving beyond just keeping your Bluetooth working with your new phone. Like in 2018 and later vehicles with BMW iDrive 7, BMW drivers with iDrive 8 will be able to keep their vehicles up to date with the latest software at all times, thanks to the remote software upgrade feature. To keep your new vehicular friend performing their best, with BMW iDrive 8, BMW offers over-the-air software updates, to bring the latest features to your car. The future is well and truly here, friends. BMW claims that even complaining about which parts of your body are hot and cold should be enough to prompt a quick change in the air conditioning settings. It shouldn't need quite as long to get to grips with what you're thinking, though. It all looks great, but it might take a little while until you've figured out exactly what's on your car's mind. Those non-verbal pointers boil down to glowing spheres of light of different brightnesses. What good is naming something if you can't build a relationship with it, though? Fortunately, the BMW virtual assistant is (and these are BMW's words, not ours) "trustworthy" and "appealing", and can even "express different emotions and states of mind non-verbally and in a human-like manner." Uhh… OK then. Great if your children happen to be called "Alexa", "Amazon" and "Computer" (and whose aren't?). Instead of relying on what somebody else thought would be a nice name for a cyborg, you can give the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant a name of your choice, which you can then use as a prompt when driving. It's not short and snappy, like "Alexa", "Siri", "Google" or *scratches head* ".Cortana?"īut BMW's spinning that into a strength of the new iDrive 8 infotainment system. One thing that separates BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant from other virtual assistants is the fact that… well, just look at the name. Missing out on some of these futuristic features in your car? You don't need to wait for iDrive 8! You might still be able to activate gesture control for BMW in your car. But if you prefer to stick with your favorite computerized humanoid, Amazon Alexa for BMW is available through the My BMW App.
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