BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billboards

Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by whydoineedthis on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:23AM (#25528208)

Idk, I was in a new bmw recently and thought it was cool. Driver assist to stay in lanes. Full touch dash across the entire dashboard. Verbal assistant worked well and was able to adjust settings intuitively.

I'm still too poor to buy one new, but it didn't seem completely without innovation.

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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by rwc on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:29AM (#25528279)

These things are common in similarly-classed vehicles and have been for many years.

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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by astura on Thursday December 24, 2020 @12:45PM (#25529615)

They are even common on mid and higher-trimed economy cars now (I have all those features on mine)

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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by moooo99 on Thursday December 24, 2020 @07:39PM (#25533066)

My 2017 Seat Leon costs significantly less than a comparable BMW 1. I have a decent navigation system, voice controls, Android Auto and CarPlay, touch infotainment (not a fan), and lane assist, emergency break assist and several others. A friend of mine bought a BMW 1 which cost 12k more than my car (MSRP) and, excluding the gps navigation, has none of those features.

Those aren't innovations, those are almost standard in lots of vehicles.

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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by whydoineedthis on Saturday December 26, 2020 @10:51AM (#25544118)

Lol. I just looked at that car online. Comparing it to a bmw is laughable in every sense. Performance, not comparable. Safety rating, not comparable. Exterior and interior styling, laughably non existent in the Leon. Give me a break.

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