from the press release (my comment in brackets):
- Android Auto is a simpler, safer way to use the smartphone in BMW vehicles, making it easy to access music, media and messaging apps. (simpler and safer than?)
- “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. (great news for the customers, BMW should had done that earlier)
-Android Auto in a BMW will be demonstrated live for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 and will be available from July 2020 for all vehicles with BMW Operating System 7.0. (I 'll miss CES this year)
my comments:
-curious to see what will happen to BMW OS. Today, it is the most sophisticated OS, will BMW scale it down?
-I am confident that BMW will change the central information displays. Most of the competitors are moving to portrait or 16:10/16:9 aspect ratio. There is a reason for it.
-If you can't beat them, ...
#automotive #software #infotainment