Malaysia has introduced the new-generation MINI Connected with built-in 4G SIM technology to enable owners to integrate their MINI more seamlessly into their digital lifestyle.BMW Group Malaysia managing director Harald Hoelzl said: “The BMW Group has over 20 years of experience in developing innovations that connect the driver to the car and to the world they live in.
Unique to the BMW Group, MINI, like BMW, also features the Intelligent Emergency Call responds when the crash sensors for the seatbelt tensioners and airbags are activated, or when data from the yaw-rate sensor indicate an accident. The new MINI Connected also offers MINI Online which provides useful information about the news and weather that can be read out via the audio system.
For iPhone users, the wireless Apple CarPlay allows selected apps to be shown on the central display and operated via the MINI controls.The MINI Connected app for Apple and Android devices has been redesigned and now connects drivers even more closely with their car through eDrive Services and Remote Services.
This also enables functions including “Send to Car” where the app transfers routes planned on the smartphone to the car’s navigation system, Last Mile Route– a continued navigation via smartphone while walking from the parked car to the actual destination, Time-to-Leave Notification and Share Live Trip Status.