BMW model update measures for autumn 2023.

0
1581

Munich. The new features set to enhance the BMW model
line-up from autumn 2023 centre on the latest advances in terms of
digitalisation. The new BMWΒ X1 and BMW 2Β Series Active Tourer will
both be equipped with the upgraded BMW iDrive featuring QuickSelect
and BMW Operating System 9 from November 2023. The BMW Digital Premium
offering, with its highly customisable selection of online-based
services, is also being introduced in both model series at the same
time. Plus, extra digital services will be made available for a large
number of current models via Remote Software Upgrade. Meanwhile, an
extended range of functions will also add to the appeal of the MyΒ BMWΒ App.

When it comes to automated driving systems, the highlight is without
doubt the new Highway Assistant, which is also due to become available
for models in the BMWΒ 7Β Series range from March 2024 following its
premiere in the new 5Β Series Sedan. Autumn 2023 will also bring
additions to the choice of exterior colours and light-alloy wheels for
selected models.

More intuitive and easier to use than ever: new BMW iDrive
with QuickSelect.

From November 2023, the upgraded BMW iDrive with QuickSelect will be
fitted as standard in all model variants of the new BMWΒ X1, the
all-electric BMWΒ iX1 and the new BMW 2Β Series Active Tourer, enabling
numerous vehicle functions to be operated even more intuitively and
easily. The latest incarnation of the display and control/operation
system is based on BMW Operating System 9 and is packaged together
with the BMW Curved Display and BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.

The new BMW iDrive features a redesigned home screen and the
QuickSelect rapid-access tech, bringing an improved menu structure
that takes its cue from consumer electronics devices. The new home
screen displays the navigation system’s map view or other individually
configurable graphics in the control display at all times. On the same
level, function icons appear in a vertical arrangement on the driver’s
side of the display. Drivers can switch between icons with a vertical
swipe of the finger. The QuickSelect feature allows the function
selected in this way to be activated directly without having to enter
a submenu.

BMW Operating System 9 was developed in-house by the BMW Group and is
based on an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) software stack for the
first time. It provides the basis for a broader offering of digital
content that serves information and entertainment, shorter function
update cycles and improved accessibility to a host of specific online services.

New BMW Digital Premium offering: customised selection of
gaming, video & music streaming and other online services.

The new BMW Digital Premium offering will be brought out in Germany
in November 2023 alongside the introduction of BMW Operating System 9.
It will be available as an option for BMW X1, BMW iX1 and BMW 2Β Series
Active Tourer models and can be ordered from the BMW ConnectedDrive
Store, which has now been expanded with the addition of further
third-party apps. This means customers can enjoy in-car use of all the
apps available in their country, e.g. for video and music streaming,
news or gaming, as part of a package. In addition to this, BMW Digital
Premium also includes enhanced navigation functions along with added
customisation options thanks to extra My Modes, for instance.

As with all other ConnectedDrive Upgrades, BMW Digital Premium can be
obtained from the ConnectedDrive Store either on the website, in the
My BMW App or directly in the car. And, from November 2023, it will be
even easier for customers to add ConnectedDrive Upgrades, as it will
then be possible to not just select them directly from their vehicle,
but to pay for them at the same time. In other words, instead of being
redirected to the app or internet to complete their order, customers
will be able to carry out the entire process, including payment, from
the comfort of their car.

This new offering is designed to allow customers to put together a
customised selection of digital services from the growing variety on
offer – one that is perfectly suited to their personal requirements.
BMW Digital Premium is available in Germany, for example, for €9.98 a
month or from mid-2024 (provisionally) for an annual fee of €99 (both
including VAT). The package also covers data usage for all digital
services and the apps available from the BMW ConnectedDrive Store,
including music and video streaming. Customers can take advantage of a
free three-month trial period that will allow them to sample all the
BMW Digital Premium services and content.

A new form of in-car gaming unique in the automotive sector is one of
the highlights of BMW Digital Premium. BMW is presenting a wide
selection of casual games that use a smartphone as the controller in
collaboration with the AirConsole gaming platform. The games can be
played in either solo or multiplayer mode when the vehicle is
stationary as a way of passing the time while e.g. waiting for the
high-voltage battery in the BMW iX1 or the BMWΒ 2Β SeriesΒ ActiveΒ Tourer
plug-in hybrid models to recharge. About ten titles will initially be
available to play, including racing, sport, quiz and skill games, and
the range will continue to grow.

Besides audio streaming, BMW Digital Premium also lets the occupants
enjoy a wide variety of video streaming services (powered by Xperi
TiVo) on the control display while the car is stationary. This offers
customers access to an ever-growing selection of aggregated video
content, such as news and live or on-demand streaming of movies and
series, for instance, along with country-specific content. Available
with BMW Digital Premium in the USA, UK, South Korea, France, Italy,
Germany and Spain, the Video App will feature, among other things, the
Pluto, Bloomberg Television, Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera and TED
portals. In Germany, the package will additionally include the
tagesschau news service app as well as the popular streaming service
JOYN. Country-specific content will also be offered from the outset in
Italy and the USA. The portfolio of video streaming platforms will
keep evolving and will be gradually rolled out to other countries too.

Enhanced navigation functions, additional My Modes.

One of the key benefits of BMW Digital Premium is the enhanced
functionality of the cloud-based navigation system BMW Maps. For
example, real-time traffic information (RTTI) with colour coding shows
how freely traffic is flowing across the entire map area, even if
route guidance is not activated. Other functions include 3D
visualisation of buildings and surrounding elements in the map view
and extended information on parking facilities. The driver is also
proactively notified of the current traffic situation and estimated
time of arrival when setting out to destinations they drive to
regularly. If necessary, the system will even propose an alternative
route. Turn-off instructions and lane recommendations are shown in
realistic form in both the information display and the optional BMW
Head-Up Display.

In Germany and other European countries, BMW Digital Premium offers
the additional benefit of allowing drivers to pay parking fees
directly from their vehicle in parking zones that support this payment
method. And drivers in Germany also have the option of settling fuel
bills digitally from their car after refuelling at participating
filling stations. In both cases, payment is made using a credit card
that is first registered with the partner company Parkopedia via the
My BMW App.

In addition, BMW Digital Premium adds Expressive Mode, Relax Mode and
Digital Art Mode to the choice of My Modes, opening up still greater
scope for customising the driving experience. And it also brings new
variants for both the Welcome Light sequence and the graphics
visualising the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.Β 

Current Remote Software Upgrades for enhanced driving pleasure.

The Remote Software Upgrades bring existing digital functions right
up to date. At the same time, new features and improvements to quality
can also be imported into the car over the air. The latest in-car
gaming and video-streaming services for BMW models will be made
available in this way for the majority of vehicles with BMW Operating
System 8.5 in autumn 2023.

Customers also receive notification of the Remote Software Upgrades
in the My BMW App. Another option is for upgrades to be downloaded via
the My BMW App and transferred to the vehicle before initiating the
installation process there.

Extra functions for the My BMW App.

The My BMW App for smartphones provides customers with a direct link
to their car and, depending on the vehicle configuration and country,
offers them the benefit of numerous functions designed to make
day-to-day mobility even more straightforward. This includes
information transferred to the user’s smartphone on their vehicle’s
status, servicing requirements, charging status and range, as well as
remote access to functions for vehicle locating, locking and unlocking
the doors, climate control and monitoring the car’s immediate
vicinity. Charging-optimised routes can also be planned via the My BMW
App and destination addresses sent from a smartphone to the vehicle’s
navigation system. From autumn 2023, it will also be possible to enter
mid-journey stops as part of the process.

And from March 2024, customers with compatible Android smartphones
will also be able to use the My BMW App to operate the Remote Control
Parking and Manoeuvre Assistant functions available with the optional
Parking Assistant Professional and BMWΒ Digital Key Plus. The My BMW
App will also indicate the status of the alarm system on suitably
equipped vehicles and show how it can be fully or partially activated.

New Highway Assistant also coming soon for the BMW 7Β Series.

BMW has become the first carmaker to gain approval from Germany’s
Federal Motor Transport Authority for semi-automated driving at speeds
up to 130Β km/h (81Β mph). As a result, the BMW Highway Assistant
already available in the USA and Canada is now set to become an
extremely innovative component of the optional Driving Assistant
Professional package in Germany too. The new function lets the driver
take their hands off the steering wheel and put them in a comfortable
position while driving. First launched in the new BMWΒ 5Β Series Sedan,
it will also become available to use in the BMW 7Β Series luxury sedan
from spring 2024.

The BMW Highway Assistant can operate on multi-lane roads with
structurally separated carriageways, with the function’s availability
indicated to the driver in the information display. On suitably
designated stretches of road, the driver is able to take their hands
off the steering wheel for longer periods and position them
comfortably, provided they continue to pay attention to what is
happening on the road and are able to take over the steering again at
any time. The Active Lane Change Assistant with eye confirmation
included as part of the new BMW Highway Assistant adds another layer
to the automated driving experience. As soon as the traffic situation
permits, it is capable of performing the necessary steering movements
for an overtaking manoeuvre, for example, and adjusting the vehicle’s
speed as required. Plus, for the first time, the driver is able to
initiate a lane change suggested by this system by simply looking in
the exterior mirror to confirm it.

Additional exterior colour for the new BMWΒ 5Β Series Sedan, new
21-inch light-alloy wheels for the 7Β Series.

A new shade is already being added to the selection of exterior
colours for the new BMWΒ 5Β Series Sedan, just a short time after its
launch. The Fire Red metallic paint finish will be made available for
the BMWΒ i5Β M60 xDrive Sedan (electric power consumption combined:
20.6 – 18.2Β kWh/100 km in the WLTP cycle) from November 2023, as well
as for all other model variants of the new business sedan specified
with the MΒ Sport package.

A further highly exclusive design of light-alloy wheel will be added
to the range of optional extras for the BMW 7Β Series from November
2023. At the same time, 21-inch BMW Individual light-alloy wheels in
multi-spoke design will also be available for all model variants of
the luxury sedan. They have a bi-colour finish and are fitted with
mixed-size tyres.

All of the stated model variants, equipment features, technical data
and fuel/electric power consumption and emissions figures relate to
the offering in the German market.

BMW iX1 xDrive30:

Electric power consumption, combined in the WLTP cycle: 18.1 – 16.8
kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions: 0 g/km; figures in NEDC cycle: –

BMW X1 xDrive30e:

Fuel consumption combined: 1.0 – 0.7 l/100 km [282.5 – 403.5 mpg
imp]; electric power consumption combined: 16.9 – 14.7 kWh/100 km;
CO2Β emissions combined: 23 – 16Β g/km in WLTP cycle; figures
in NEDC cycle: – 

BMW X1 xDrive 23i:

Fuel consumption combined: 7.2 – 6.5 l/100 km [39.2 – 43.5 mpg imp];
CO2 emissions combined: 163 – 146 g/km in WLTP cycle;
figures in NEDC cycle: – 

BMW 223i Active Tourer:

Fuel consumption, combined: 6.6 – 6.0 l/100 km (42.8 – 47.1 mpg imp),
CO2Β emissions, combined: 149 – 137Β g/km based on the WLTP cycle.

BMW i5 M60 xDrive:

Power consumption combined in WLTP cycle: 20.6 – 18.2 kWh/100 km
Electric range in WLTP cycle: 455 – 516 km.

BMW i7 M70 xDrive:

Electric power consumption in kWh/100 km combined: 23.8 – 20.8, WLTP.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here