Premiere of the New BMW Navigation Professional and ConnectedDrive

SomeRandomer123 · 07-10-2012, 04:20 PM

So does my May production F30 328i get ANY new software?!

Jason · 07-10-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123

So does my May production F30 328i get ANY new software?!

No, as previously stated, these software upgrades come with the new hardware upgrades.

SamS · 07-10-2012, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by buddham6

i dont see how the m5 will get it and not the m6 for july production.. the picture below shows the f12 m6 has the navigation professional

It's always been called Navigation Professional, what's described here is the "new" or "Next Generation" Navigation Professional.

polesx · 07-10-2012, 04:34 PM

what's the difference ? I have a 2012 Jan build F10. Mine already has these in the pictures.

SamS · 07-10-2012, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by polesx

what's the difference ? I have a 2012 Jan build F10. Mine already has these in the pictures.

No, it doesn't.

Norsk · 07-10-2012, 04:39 PM

That is pretty

SomeRandomer123 · 07-10-2012, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123

So does my May production F30 328i get ANY new software?!

No, as previously stated, these software upgrades come with the new hardware upgrades.

Well that's absolutely shit. My brand new car is already out of date!! Not happy.

SamS · 07-10-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123

Well that's absolutely shit. My brand new car is already out of date!! Not happy.

Hey, I have a 2012 3-series, and it is waaaaay older than the tech in your 2012 F30

kavehm · 07-10-2012, 05:01 PM

..sure, it's a technological feat, but if i wanted to go online or compute, i'd do it in the office or at a cafe, on my smart phone or iPad or laptop. I use my car to drive. This extra nonsense just adds more cost, weight, and creates more distractions from the original purpose of these vehicles. I know I'm sounding like "an old techno-hating old dude" but i just can't help feeling annoyed by these announcements.

....I'm not against navigation, but tell you the truth, this stuff (software and hardware) becomes obsolete so quickly that it would be better as a third party add-on feature rather than hard-coded by the manufacturer, imho at least....

Pentium · 07-10-2012, 06:33 PM

BMW Nav and connected drive reminds me of Apple Products

flinchy · 07-10-2012, 11:46 PM

I have to correct you, mazda offered in car gps in the late 80's in the cosmo, toyota possibly had it in JDM soarers? (i think) - may want to edit that

Ed: sorry 1990 - still a full 4 years in front of the bmw 7ers

GOLFFRR · 07-11-2012, 12:04 AM

stealth.pilot · 07-11-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by buddham6

i dont see how the m5 will get it and not the m6 for july production.. the picture below shows the f12 m6 has the navigation professional

The old one and the new one are both called BMW Navigation Professional. That doesn't mean a thing.

Jrodela06 · 07-11-2012, 12:37 AM

I also believe Buick had navigation in 1989!!!!!! I guess they are like apple like stated above.

Professor///M · 07-11-2012, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SomeRandomer123

Well that's absolutely shit. My brand new car is already out of date!! Not happy.

This pissed me off too that I got a 2011 e90 and 1 month later they released it with BMW Apps and better iPhone integration.

They really need to make uniform changes, it really discourages you from ever wanting to buy a car... so 4 months later F30s get this tech... that's so silly.

WhyGeeGee · 07-11-2012, 01:02 AM

What about F06? any news on when will it be incorporated?

CamelBiscuit · 07-11-2012, 01:03 AM

Will this be available for my kia also?

TreeChurtyFive · 07-11-2012, 02:14 AM

Honestly the video sold me. Sick

TheUltimateDrivingManiac · 07-11-2012, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CamelBiscuit

Will this be available for my kia also?

Yes. From MY2037.

Remonster · 07-11-2012, 02:50 AM

Looks like I'll be opting for nav for the first time, this all looks great. The fact that I can have Spotify, Pandora, etc. installed directly on my car and have it connect to a LTE network and store music on its own hard drive is great. I drive a lot every day and waste most of my phone's battery using it to play music so not only will this be a lot more convenient, I'll be able to bypass the low quality DAC chip in my iPor or iPhone and get even higher quality sound.

This one feature is enough to sell me, the other stuff is just icing on the cake and the new graphics are very nice.

flinchy · 07-11-2012, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Remonster

Looks like I'll be opting for nav for the first time, this all looks great. The fact that I can have Spotify, Pandora, etc. installed directly on my car and have it connect to a LTE network and store music on its own hard drive is great. I drive a lot every day and waste most of my phone's battery using it to play music so not only will this be a lot more convenient, I'll be able to bypass the low quality DAC chip in my iPor or iPhone and get even higher quality sound.

This one feature is enough to sell me, the other stuff is just icing on the cake and the new graphics are very nice.

Bmw has always had full iphone integration capability as an option, or aftermarket head unit installation.. That covers phone charging and dac stuff. And remember the lte portion still requires you to be near an lte capable tower - on the plus side it will still work over 3g/edge as backups

Still, those things are a million times cooler than the gps thing, especially when aftermarket already caters way superior standalone units for thousands less -_-

I guess its worse for my care factor as we don't get cool stuff like pandora in australia (SO MUCH WANT) and i'm in to the high-end custom car audio scene as is lol, so anything that hinders that i'd rather not have.

Terpinator · 07-11-2012, 04:40 AM

Any word on when the new Nav Pro will be available on the X5?

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kavehm Private First Class 7 Rep 109 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 E90 330xi [0.00]	nothing to be proud of..... ..sure, it's a technological feat, but if i wanted to go online or compute, i'd do it in the office or at a cafe, on my smart phone or iPad or laptop. I use my car to drive. This extra nonsense just adds more cost, weight, and creates more distractions from the original purpose of these vehicles. I know I'm sounding like "an old techno-hating old dude" but i just can't help feeling annoyed by these announcements. ....I'm not against navigation, but tell you the truth, this stuff (software and hardware) becomes obsolete so quickly that it would be better as a third party add-on feature rather than hard-coded by the manufacturer, imho at least.... Last edited by kavehm; 07-10-2012 at 05:24 PM..
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Remonster Lieutenant Colonel 828 Rep 1,585 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Looks like I'll be opting for nav for the first time, this all looks great. The fact that I can have Spotify, Pandora, etc. installed directly on my car and have it connect to a LTE network and store music on its own hard drive is great. I drive a lot every day and waste most of my phone's battery using it to play music so not only will this be a lot more convenient, I'll be able to bypass the low quality DAC chip in my iPor or iPhone and get even higher quality sound. This one feature is enough to sell me, the other stuff is just icing on the cake and the new graphics are very nice.
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