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Android Auto comes to BMW. BMW to offer wireless integration from mid-2020.
Wed Dec 11 16:00:00 CET 2019 Press Release
The BMW Group is extending the reach of seamless connectivity in its vehicles with the introduction of Android Auto™ starting in mid-2020. Android Auto, the latest digital and user-centric service addition to BMW, will allow customers to connect their Android smartphones wirelessly with their vehicle and, in doing so, enjoy access to useful information like suggested destinations and upcoming appointments just when it is needed.
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Munich. The BMW Group is extending the reach of seamless connectivity in its vehicles with the introduction of Android Auto™ starting in mid-2020. Android Auto, the latest digital and user-centric service addition to BMW, will allow customers to connect their Android smartphones wirelessly with their vehicle and, in doing so, enjoy access to useful information like suggested destinations and upcoming appointments just when it is needed.
Plug & play out, wireless in
Android Auto is a simpler, safer way to use the smartphone in
BMW vehicles, making it easy to access music, media and messaging
apps. The wireless connection makes the process of linking up an
Android smartphone to a BMW extremely user-friendly with a simplified
interface. Added to which, Android Auto is integrated directly into
BMW’s fully digital cockpit, meaning that customers can view all
important information not just on the central Control Display, but
also in intelligently adapted form in the instrument cluster’s Info
Display as well as in the Head-Up Display, where it appears directly
in the driver’s driving direction.
The Google Assistant on Android Auto makes it easy to get
directions, keep in touch and stay productive. “Many of our customers
have pointed out the importance to them of having Android Auto inside
a BMW for using a number of familiar Android smartphone features
safely without being distracted from the road, in addition to BMW’s
own functions and services,” says Peter Henrich, Senior Vice President
Product Management BMW. “We will offer this service to our customers
starting in July 2020.”
Patrick Brady, Vice President of Engineering, Google: “We are
excited to work with BMW to bring wireless Android Auto to their
customers worldwide next year. The seamless connection from Android
smartphones to BMW vehicles allows customers to hit the road faster
while maintaining access to all of their favourite apps and services
in a safer experience.”
Android Auto in a BMW will be demonstrated live for the first
time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 and will be available
for customers in 20 countries from July 2020 for all vehicles with BMW
Operating System 7.0.
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this link to see the list of smartphones that support Android
Auto with a wireless connection.
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