What is BMW ConnectedDrive

BMW introduced its earliest version of what would become ConnectedDrive over twenty years ago with an Assist package named ‘BMW Telematics’ and followed this up in 2004 with a built-in Sim card. The collection of electronic features that would become officially known as BMW ConnectedDrive became a reality in 2008 with a leap forward in 2014 as its online store opened. In 2018 the introduction of ‘over-the-air’ updates became possible and the German manufacturer now views its ConnectedDrive technology as fundamental to the future of mobility.

BMW – Connected Drive Platform Services

Customer: BMW Group
Project: Development of ConnectedDrive Platform Services

BMW ConnectedDrive is an intelligent network of information, communication and driver assistance systems inside and outside of the vehicle
Location-based services are at the heart of the BMW Online mobile Internet portal – drivers receive all the information they may need along their route or at their destination
Realization of the BMW Online functional services, which are offered by BMW Online on the Internet portal or vehicle portal and which provide the customer with a direct functional benefit
Support in the migration of existing data from the previous service provider, totally new development of existing services and realization of new use cases
Both existing (WML display) and new vehicles (HTML display) are supported
The driver receives access to content and services from, among others, Google, AFP, ADAC, Telegate, Navteq, Meteomedia, Infobolsa, ViaMichelin, Mecomo, Sycada, Herold
Iterative-incremental approach following scrum in a 10-person team
Technologies: Java and JEE, Web Services, XML and XSLT, XHTML and CSS, WML, JavaScript, Maven

jambit has helped us to establish a platform which makes us much faster, more flexible and more efficient in providing new and innovative services to our customers. This platform is the prerequisite for the strategic further development of BMW ConnectedDrive.

R. J., BMW Group

Success

Fast and simple development of services thanks to a modern agile development process and proximity to jambit
Swift responses to market requirements and, consequently, a faster time-to-market for the respective service
Development, operation and know-how in the hands of BMW and therefore openness toward the latest requirements from sales and marketing
Benchmark for further development projects in the BMW back-end area
High level of customer satisfaction thanks to high-quality development with extremely low fault quota

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What is BMW ConnectedDrive?

We explain everything you need to know about BMW ConnectedDrive and how much it costs

3 Oct 2022

Most newer vehicles are equipped with infotainment systems and features that many car buyers will have heard of, including Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. There are also driver assistance functions that will be familiar like blind spot monitoring and lane-keep assist that are becoming a requirement if a manufacturer wants to score well on Euro NCAP crash safety tests.

BMW ConnectedDrive is an example of a manufacturer bundling its own software together under one name, to make its benefits easier to understand. Since 2008 the system has evolved to become an umbrella term for three key functions: ‘Digital Services’, ‘Driver Assistance Services’, and the ‘BMW Connected App’. All of these services are designed to work together to achieve the goals of improving the user experience, increasing safety, and enhancing convenience.

BMW introduced its earliest version of what would become ConnectedDrive over twenty years ago with an Assist package named ‘BMW Telematics’ and followed this up in 2004 with a built-in Sim card. The collection of electronic features that would become officially known as BMW ConnectedDrive became a reality in 2008 with a leap forward in 2014 as its online store opened. In 2018 the introduction of ‘over-the-air’ updates became possible and the German manufacturer now views its ConnectedDrive technology as fundamental to the future of mobility.

ConnectedDrive sends and receives information via a sim card fitted to the car that’s connected to the internet. This information is displayed on the car’s central infotainment screen or on the ConnectedDrive app on your smartphone.

What can Digital Services do?

Digital Services offers support before and during journeys, and is split into four categories.

‘My Assistant’ includes the option to have a real person guide you through Concierge Services, Intelligent Personal Assistant, Remote 3D View and Remote Services.

‘My Journey’ is intended to help you reach your destination on time and reduce stress for the driver. This means you can access real-time traffic information and share your location with someone else, so they’ll know if you’re likely to be late, eliminating the need to make phone calls.

‘My Car’ is just as it sounds, offering more information about your vehicle, including service information, the ability to carry out a remote software upgrade, information about your driving style and your Wi-Fi hotspot.

Finally, ‘My Life’ features a facility to stream music online via Deezer or Napster, as well as to play your own music from your smartphone via Apple CarPlay.

What can Driver Assistance Services do?

Driver Assistance Services offers enhanced safety features that are also intended to make journeys easier. Again, it’s split into three categories.

‘Intelligent Driving’ can do a number of clever things. These include helping you to maintain a safe distance from the car in front, keep you from drifting out of your lane, and avoid collisions in traffic by automatically applying the brakes.

‘Intelligent Vision’ is another safety assist feature that automatically turns your high beams on when appropriate and has a night vision function. It also provides speed limit information to the driver and indicates when you shouldn’t be overtaking.

What is BMW Connected Drive?

Find out everything you need to know about BMW’s sophisticated BMW Connected Driveinfotainment and connected services suite.

by: Matt Joy
24 Mar 2020

The phrase Connected Drive is something you may well already have seen attached to a BMW, as it was first introduced way back in 2008 and was a step forward from the previous BMW Online system.

Beginning as a simple web browser, Connected Drive has frequently evolved and now incorporates a host of online services, safety functions and convenience features. The heart of the Connected Drive system is the central infotainment screen and a SIM card that is installed in the vehicle as a means of sending and receiving data via the Internet.

Depending on the age of the vehicle and the specification, the screen is controlled with the i-Drive controller, the touchscreen interface and voice activation, or a combination of all three.

As Connected Drive is a term that covers almost all the digital services offered by BMW, it is worth breaking them down into the various functions and facilities. Connected Drive Services includes BMW Online, with features such as weather, news, browsing, office services and BMW Routes, which allows you to search routes on another device and send them to your car.

Within Connected Drive Services is BMW Apps, which allows you to use certain apps on your smartphone in the car, such as Audible, Spotify and Deezer.

Another function with Connected Drive is Tele Services; this is automatic communication between your car and BMW regarding the vehicle status, so that your preferred dealership will contact you when servicing is required.

You can also use this feature in the event of a breakdown and it will notify you automatically if your car is parked and the battery charge has fallen below a certain level. This is included in all Connected Drive packages, along withn Intelligent Emergency Call, which automatically dials a dedicated help centre if the airbags or seat belt tensioners are activated. This function can also be operated manually via a dedicated button.

Among the optional functions within Connected Drive Services are Real Time Traffic Information, and the Online Entertainment option that allows music streaming without using your smartphone through Napster or Deezer.

A further option available through Connected Drive is Concierge Services, which is a 24-hour call centre that can help you find hotel and restaurant reservations, flight times, sport, weather and a host of other localised information. The service assistant can also send details of your chosen location straight to the navigation system.

BMW has a Connected Drive Store within its website that allows you to browse these and additional functions and purchase them online, depending on the model of BMW you have.

Also sitting under the Connected Drive umbrella is the suite of Driver Assistance systems. This includes features such as the Reversing Assist Camera, Park Assist and the Head-Up Display, but also things like Gesture Control which is available on certain models and in particular Remote Services. This service means you can activate some of the functions of the vehicle remotely, as well as take advantage of more of the Connected Services that BMW offers.

These features include the ability to use your smartphone for locking and unlocking the doors, flashing the lights and sounding the horn. It can even control the auxiliary heating, show the vehicle location on a map and search nearby POIs.

Does your BMW have Connected Drive? Let us knwo what you think of it in the comments below.