BMW has announced that it has restructured and upgraded its ConnectedDrive in-car Internet system. beginning now, it has begun rolling out a set of three optional media packages that will bring new levels of online connectivity to its cars.
The three Media package options cost an extra £990, £1,400 and £1,990 and add enhancing levels of online connectivity.
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The first package includes sat-nav and BMW’s emergency Call. ought to you have an accident, the automobile senses the car’s location, how numerous people are in the automobile and the severity of the impact, then automatically calls a BMW operator to report what’s happened and allow them to coordinate the suitable emergency response.
Emergency call will become mandatory for all new automobiles sold in Europe by 2015. However, the EU wants to introduce a standardised low-tech version that just automatically calls 112, efficiently outlawing BMW’s much more modern system – a situation that the firm is working to rectify.
Next, the Media package company plus adds online services and remote services. These include the facility to access apps like music streaming service rara, which gives access to a library of 17 million songs while on the move, plus a Mobile office app which lets you dictate and send emails and text messages using just the SIM card built into the car.