News
BMW is launching a new generation of their My BMW App. The refreshed app comes with a new design, as well as new features and services. The app is now available to customers in 30…
Horatiu Boeriu / December 2, 2020
Interesting
It may seem odd to some of us but it looks like the factors behind a successful car maker are changing rapidly. While enthusiasts would expect car buyers to be most interested in the way…
Gabriel Nica / January 28, 2019
Interesting
At the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 (CES) in Las Vegas, BMW and Chinese tech mammoth Alibaba unveiled a fully and seamlessly integrated intelligent voice assistant for BMW vehicles in China. The voice assistant will be available in-car…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 7, 2019
News
If you never traveled to China or just simply haven’t had a lot to do with the Asian country up until now, the Baidu name might not mean a lot. However, at the moment, it…
Gabriel Nica / June 14, 2018
BMW i
BMW Connected eDrive Services Coming to Your Phone this Summer
by Gabriel Nica
/ Date: May 30, 2018
Interesting
If you live in the US or the EU you probably never heard of Tmall Genie but are quite familiar with Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home. Well, Tmall Genie functions in a similar way but…
Gabriel Nica / April 25, 2018
Interesting
With the Google Assistant, BMW customers can now enable easy and convenient operation of vehicle functions – from their customer’s home with voice-activated speakers like Google Home or while on the move via eligible Android…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 7, 2017
News
Last week BMW announced that starting next year customers will get the chance to use Amazon’s personal assistant, Alexa, onboard their cars, just like they do at home. And while the announcement sounded just like…
Gabriel Nica / October 2, 2017
News
The highly versatile Alexa, Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant, will be available for all BMW and MINI models from mid-2018. Alexa will enable BMW Group customers to access a variety of services, entertainment features and shopping…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 27, 2017
Auto Shows
With the unveiling of the ACES strategy (Autonomous, Connected, Electrified, Shared) BMW is making it rather clear that the auto industry is changing at a faster pace than ever in more diverse directions than expected….
Gabriel Nica / September 11, 2017
5 Series
When it comes to cars, people don’t expect them to win awards for connectivity, especially if they are handed out by computer magazines. However, the G30 BMW 5 Series did just that in a survey…
Gabriel Nica / August 30, 2017