Upgrades include extensive improvements to “charging route” function, new skills for BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant and integration of Amazon Alexa.

BMW is providing free over-the-air upgrades for 3.8 million vehicles

The latest Remote Software Upgrade offered free of charge for vehicles with BMW Operating System 8 has been available since last week. A new Remote Software Upgrade for vehicles with BMW Operating System 7 will also be available shortly. Thus, improvements for a total of around 3.8 million vehicles will be made available over-the-air.

Since 2019, the BMW Group has been able to modify every line of programming code in vehicle software remotely, making it one of the first manufacturers in the world to offer a functionality that is more involved than mere navigation map updates. BMW is able to install software on all control units within the vehicle’s on-board network in around 20 minutes.

The free upgrades comprise both improvements and extensions to infotainment, driving, drive system, driver assistance, comfort and safety features.

The main elements of the Remote Software Upgrade at a glance:

Extensive improvements to the charging-route for BMW iX and i4 models manufactured before July 2022.
• New skills and greater visual expression for the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant (for all models with BMW Operating System 8 manufactured before July 2022)
• Integration of Amazon Alexa is enabled for BMW Operating System 8 (for all models with BMW Operating System 8 manufactured before July 2022)
• New My Modes “Expressive” and “Relax” (for BMW iX and 2 Series Active Tourer models manufactured before July 2022)
• In-car integration of the ConnectedDrive Store for adding functions at a later date (for BMW iX and 2 Series Active Tourer models manufactured before July 2022)
• Improvements to BMW ID and My BMW App (for all models with BMW Operating System 8 manufactured before July 2022)
• Exit warning function for increased safety when getting out of the vehicle (for BMW iX and 2 Series Active Tourer models manufactured before July 2022)
• Front Collision Warning with braking intervention helps to prevent collisions (for BMW iX and 2 Series Active Tourer models manufactured before July 2022)
• QLOCKTWO time display for all models with BMW Operating System 8
• Improvements for models with Operating System 7