The downside of CarPlay on the BMW is that it isn't free. Although, as we get to below, Android Auto isn't a BMW option (well, yet, it's coming mid 2020).
Of course, many Android phones support Qi charging, so can also benefit. On the BMX X5, there's a Qi charging pad in the central cubby hole, but it's positioned so that you'd not be able to access your phone when it's in place, which is great for deterring you from fiddling while driving. Importantly, it means you can run CarPlay and leave you phone in your pocket. If you do have a recent phone model, then Qi charging pads provide convenience for wireless charging (if available on your model). Is wireless CarPlay a big draw? It's convenient, yes, but unless you have a recent iPhone model then you might want to plug your phone in to charge anyway. Simple!īoth the BMW 8 Series and the X5 have Live Cockpit Professional, both have a 12.3-inch info (driver) displays, but the X5 has a 12.3-inch control (centre) display while the 8 Series has a 10.25-inch control display - so there are different implementations of the same technologies. The BMW X5 launches with Live Cockpit Professional as standard BMW says that BMW Operating System 7.0 is the platform that underpins it - and the brochure says that Live Cockpit Professional is standard on the X5 xLine trim and above.
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There are two elements to Live Cockpit: the "info display", which is the driver display and the "control display", which is the dash display in the centre of the car. BMW Live Cockpit, Live Cockpit Plus and Live Cockpit Professionalīefore we get started, let's make it clear that these car systems often get complicated and there are a lot of terms being thrown around by BMW. This isn't totally new - the BMW i8 and BMW i3 both previously had digital displays - but this 'Live Cockpit' is different, ushering in a new era of driver-focused technology for BMW. Back in 2018 we had the introduction of a new digital driver display, working closely with the central display.
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