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soofsayer
11-12-2011, 02:42 PM
I have been reading that other car manufacturers are starting to introduce services like phone apps that connect to the car and allow for various remote functions like locking, pre heating, flashing headlights etc.

I am very interested in the pre heating idea as it was great on the RR. As the online services function in the A7 allows for two way communication through the car, it should be possible to create a software environment in the car to allow for such functionality.

Any members have any experiences / knowledge / thoughts on this?

Thanks in advance.

m3-fast
13-12-2011, 01:41 PM
Yes, would be a great idea and easy to do if they fitted the car with it's own SIM

BMW offer similar services as standard - I can view the location of my car on an iphone app and can even remotely lock/unlock the car, flash lights and sound horn.

Obviously all basic functions, but there is no reason why the car cannot control other features as well and am pretty sure in some US markets, the BMW offers pre-heating functions.