Following up on the debut of BMW Connected and the brand?s Open Mobility Cloud at the 2016 CES technology show, BMW is flaunting its Connected Window system at CES 2017. Arguably little more than an evolution of the Mobility Mirror that the German brand also displayed in 2016, Connected Window extends the brand?s Connected software environment into the user?s home.
Relying on BMW?s Open Mobility Cloud, Connected Window is able to retrieve information from the vehicle and cellular devices using the brand’s Connected app in order to display information such as upcoming appointments, notes, real-time traffic and navigation information, and text messages. In an ideal world, BMW believes Connected Window will provide its vehicle owners with the opportunity to accomplish more in less time. For example, rather than entering the vehicle to input a navigation destination, users can input an address at home and rely on the Open Mobility Cloud to send it to the car?s navigation system beforehand. For what it?s worth, this feature already exists within the brand?s Connected app. And thanks to the system?s real-time traffic feed, navigation routes are regularly recalculated to ensure the quickest route is displayed. Connected Window can also inform users of the best time to leave the house in order to reach their destination on time, while integrated gesture controls allow users to interact with the display and add information sent via text to their personal agenda in the Open...