Is the NFC chip in your iPhone having issues after charging the phone on a wireless charging pad of your BMW? If so, you're not alone.
Apple admits some iPhone 15 units have issues with BMW’s wireless charging
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BMW’s 2023 X1 and its electric SUV, the iX1, can now be unlocked with your iPhone
BMW's Digital Key Plus now works with the 2023 Xi model and the iX1, its all-electric SUV, using an iPhone or Apple Watch in your pocket.
BMW Connected app updated to support Car Key ahead of iOS 13.6 launch
While Apple officially announced the new feature while talking about iOS 14, the new digital Car Key element as part of iOS is actually going to launch to the public when iOS 13.6 goes live at some point in the near future.
New report breaks down what we can expect with the rumored CarKey feature
Apple hasn't made the rumored "CarKey" ("Car Key") feature officially official just yet, but we know it's something the company has been working on for quite some time. And now a new report sheds quite a bit of light on what we should expect in the future.
BMW could be the first carmaker to support Apple’s upcoming CarKey feature
According to code strings discovered in early iOS 14 code, Apple is likely working with German carmaker BMW on CarKey, an upcoming feature in iOS 13.4 that will let you lock, unlock and start compatible vehicles with your iPhone using the short-range NFC wireless standard.
BMW detours on Apple CarPlay subscription plans
Apple's CarPlay is a worthwhile feature to help drivers stay focused on the road, but actually getting the software on a car isn't the easiest process.
iPhones could soon replace our car keys
The Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), which counts Apple as a charter member, has one goal in mind: to create a "digital key" standard that allows drivers to ditch their physical keys with NFC-enabled smartphones. In doing so, it might not be too long before you can use your iPhone to lock, unlock, start the engine, and share access to your car.
BMW wants you to pay for CarPlay every year
German car maker BMW is contemplating a subscription-based CarPlay in 2019 models. The subscription plan would be free for the first year of ownership on a new BMW.
BMW to finally kick off CarPlay roll out this fall with X5M and X6M models
BMW still doesn't have any vehicle on the market with integrated CarPlay support, but that's about to change this fall, Bimmerpost said Friday. As the German-language publication gleaned from BMW's official price list, BMW's mid-size luxury crossover models, the X5M and X6M, will have built-in CarPlay when they arrive in August.
German carmakers Daimler and BMW won’t be collaborating with Apple on electric car project
German newspaper Handelsblatt is reporting that German carmakers Daimler and BMW won't be collaborating with Apple on its rumored electric car, code-named Project Titan.
According to sources in the know, talks with Daimler and BMW over a cooperation deal on an electric car have ended. The talks with BMW collapsed last yea.
Those with Daimler have ended more recently, reportedly over the key questions like would lead the project and which company would have ownership of the data. Neither of the three companies would even confirm that negotiations had taken place.
Nokia sells HERE maps division to German carmakers Audi, BMW and Daimler
Nokia, once the dominant force in the mobile industry, has sold off its prized HERE maps division to a German carmaker consortium comprised of Audi, BMW and Daimler, technology blog Re/code reported this morning.
The $3.07 billion transaction (2.8 billion euros) is pending regulatory approval and should be completed in the first quarter of 2016. The deal is meant to “secure the long-term availability” of HERE maps as an open platform, as per a media release.
News of the deal arrives following months of speculation that a bunch of Silicon Valley technology giants were interested in a takeover bid, including ride sharing service Uber, as well as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Baidu and others.
Reuters: Apple, BMW could resume talks over electric car partnership
The rumors that Apple visited a BMW plant last year to learn about auto manufacturing is true, reports Reuters. Citing sources familiar with the talks, the outlet says that Tim Cook and his senior executive team traveled to BMW's Leipzig factory last fall, showing interest in its i3 electric car.
"Apple executives were impressed with the fact that we abandoned traditional approaches to car making and started afresh. It chimed with the way they do things too," a senior BMW source said. The executives asked BMW board members detailed questions about both tooling and production.