Beginning in March 2019, select new BMWs will have a digital
co-pilot onboard. The German luxury brand announced Thursday the BMW
Intelligent Personal Assistant will help drivers and passengers with a host of
functions in the car.
The Intelligent Personal Assistant can work in a variety of
different ways. In the car, it will respond to commands after occupants say,
"Hey BMW." Outside the vehicle, the Intelligent Personal
Assistant is compatible with smart speakers and smartphones to integrate into
an owner's ecosystem.
The system handles the basics such as climate control, music
selection, and navigation routes, but it goes beyond those
commands. Drivers and passengers can ask the system things such as
"What's the meaning of life?" should he or she feel philosophical, or
they can issue more general commands such as "Hey BMW, I'm tired."
The latter will tell the digital
personal assistant to adjust the lighting, music, and cabin
temperature to keep the driver more alert and focused.
It can be integrated with Microsoft Office 365 and Skype For
Business to make the car a mobile office. Drivers can even give
their co-pilot a name to respond to, should they desire.
With every command and question, the assistant learns the
driver more and develops the ability to understand a driver's preferences and
favorite settings; the system can remember often-frequented places and
recognize commands like "take me home." It all combines to create an
owner's BMW ID, which the brand said "links the car to the customer and
their digital world."
In the future, BMW said the system could warn drivers of
things such as low tire pressure, remind them of upcoming service appointments,
and even book appointments for them.
The system comes as a direct response to Mercedes-Benz's
User Experience (MBUX) system, which also has the ability to process
various commands in more plain English than ever.
The digital assistant will be available with cars that have
the Live Cockpit Professional or BMW's Operating System 7.0. Buyers will
be able to order it beginning in November 2018 in the new 3-Series, and
choosing the Connected Package Professional will expand its scope of
functions. Next year, the BMW X5, Z4,
and 8-Series models fitted with the BMW Operating System 7.0 will be able
to get the full version with an over-the-air update.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1118660_bmw-introducing-voice-activated-digital-assistant
by Sean Szymkowski
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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