News
BMW has gone from being the ultimate driving machine to a company that builds rolling computers. Nowadays, you can play split-screen games or watch soccer/football on the iDrive’s center screen. Alternatively, you can sit in…
Adrian Padeanu / May 20, 2024
Tech
BMW has been offering remote software upgrades free of charge since 2019 and the first OTA update for this year is bringing several new features. It’s compatible with approximately 4.7 million vehicles equipped with the…
Adrian Padeanu / January 20, 2023
News
With cars becoming rolling computers, all this technology could become overwhelming for people who consider the automobile should be all about driving. That said, the ability to improve in-car functions after making the purchase is…
Adrian Padeanu / October 11, 2022
News
The car industry is focusing on a few essential technologies today. Apart from the autonomous driving functions, other key elements are considered as ‘essential’ to keep up with the trends. Over the air updates are…
Gabriel Nica / March 17, 2021
News
BMW: Host of new features coming to iDrive 7, free via OTA updates
by Gabriel Nica / Date: July 2, 2020
Interesting
You probably heard of Harman/Kardon at least once in your lifetime. If not related to the audio system in a living room, if you’ve ever driven a BMW you might’ve heard the stereo playing through…
Gabriel Nica / January 30, 2020
How-To
Tesla made the headlines when it announced the introduction of over the air updates for its cars. With this new feature, the cars could be updated in real time, making the infotainment system better, but…
Gabriel Nica / January 13, 2020
News
A couple of years back there was talk about how, in the future, cars could be upgraded on the fly, using over the air technology. BMW was one of the manufacturers interested in such a…
Gabriel Nica / August 20, 2019