BMW to Offer Android Auto – Is MINI Next?
After years of requests BMW is finally announcing availability for Wireless Android Auto in 2020. Now the question turns to MINI. According to our sources we should see full support come to...
Wireless CarPlay is Coming to the MINI – Here’s How it Works
BMW’s implementation of wireless CarPlay has raised a few eyebrows since it is one of the first wireless implementations in the industry. And beginning with June production it will be available on...
MINI’s New Touchscreen Navigation is a Huge Upgrade
It’s good guys. It’s really good. That’s the reaction we had when we first played with the new touchscreen navigation last fall at the LA Autoshow. Now that we’ve had a bit...
Confirmed: Apple CarPlay is Coming to the MINI Countryman in 2017
<a href="https://www.motoringfile.com/2015/09/04/carplay-is-coming-to-the-mini-with-touchscreen-idrive/">Over a year ago</a> we told you that MINI was working behind the scenes to bring Apple <a href="http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/">CarPlay</a> to market. Now we can confirm the timing. According to sources familiar with MINIs' plans, Apple CarPlay will be available on the F60 MINI Countryman beginning with July 2017 production. This option (yup, it'll be an option) will only be available with MINI's new touchscreen navigation (OE 609). The standard 6.5" iDrive system in the Countryman will not be available with CarPlay.
MINI Launches New MINI Connected App Including a New Personal Assistant
Official Release: The launch of the new generation of MINI Connected takes the intelligent link-up of the vehicle, driver and outside world into a new dimension. The introduction of the upgraded technology...
2017 MINI Countryman – Standard and Optional Features
While final pricing is weeks away for all markets, we do have some insight into what MINI USA will be including in as standard features on the new Countryman. The list is...
The Future of MINI Connected is CarPlay & Android Auto
BMW recently unveiled it’s new BMW Connected app which in turn likely signals where MINI Connected is heading. What’s interesting about the functionality of the app is that it’s now less about...
The Future of Car Interiors is Touch Screens
That’s the opinion of many within the industry. Tesla showed us how to do it (no matter how flawed the execution is) and its clear that the rest of the industry is...
Official – BMW & MINI to Offer CarPlay & Android Auto
Earlier this year we broke the news that BMW and MINI were working to bring CarPlay and Android Auto to its cars. Today BMW’s CEO Harold Krüger officially announced the initiative: >The...