The BMW Thread

[DT]

Latest app update (5.11.0) showed this in the notes:

 

[Cmaier]

Do

Latest app update (5.11.0) showed this in the notes:

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Downloaded! Things are moving…

Btw, am I the only one who finds updating the car’s firmware confusing? Tesla was much more straightforward.

 

[Eric]

Do


Downloaded! Things are moving…

Btw, am I the only one who finds updating the car’s firmware confusing? Tesla was much more straightforward.

No, it's definitely nowhere near as simple and straightforward as Tesla's system.

I'm still on 5.9.0 and there are no updates for mine, presumably because we're driving the hoopty base models.

 

[DT]

Do


Downloaded! Things are moving…

Btw, am I the only one who finds updating the car’s firmware confusing? Tesla was much more straightforward.

It's a little clunky, but good/bad that BMW doesn't update that frequently. Tesla made it so easy, they pushed out all sort of updates that broke things. There was one series I recall, where it went x.01, x.02. x.03 in the course of a couple of days, hahaha, I can just see the software team, "How's this? No? OK, this? Still broke, oh something else broke, OK, this time for sure!"

 

[diamond.g]

It's a little clunky, but good/bad that BMW doesn't update that frequently. Tesla made it so easy, they pushed out all sort of updates that broke things. There was one series I recall, where it went x.01, x.02. x.03 in the course of a couple of days, hahaha, I can just see the software team, "How's this? No? OK, this? Still broke, oh something else broke, OK, this time for sure!"

I feel like Tesla is the only OEM basically using linux for it's whole car systems. Everyone else is more disparate. The NEU Klauss (sp?) cars are a unified software platform, but they haven't said if it is based on linux as well.

 

[Cmaier]

It's a little clunky, but good/bad that BMW doesn't update that frequently. Tesla made it so easy, they pushed out all sort of updates that broke things. There was one series I recall, where it went x.01, x.02. x.03 in the course of a couple of days, hahaha, I can just see the software team, "How's this? No? OK, this? Still broke, oh something else broke, OK, this time for sure!"

Did they remove the “remote software update” section in the app? Can’t find it anymore. Can’t even find where to see what version I’m on. it was there before I updated the app. *shrug*

 

[DT]

Did they remove the “remote software update” section in the app? Can’t find it anymore. Can’t even find where to see what version I’m on. it was there before I updated the app. *shrug*

It has poofed away

If you start an update in the car, it will show progress, etc., just like before.

 

[DT]

Latest app update (5.11.0) showed this in the notes:

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I guess someone swung by a SuC, that was NOT a Magic Dock, and with a 3rd party adapter, was able to charge an iX.

Cool.

We don't even need the SuC network, we're still on our free EA, and I'd prefer just to use something like FPL (great rates, high speeds, super nice locations), but in some kind of special situation, knowing we can is nice.

I guess maybe this will be an official rollout very soon, updates to accommodate plug-n-charge.,

 

[diamond.g]

I guess someone swung by a SuC, that was NOT a Magic Dock, and with a 3rd party adapter, was able to charge an iX.

Cool.

We don't even need the SuC network, we're still on our free EA, and I'd prefer just to use something like FPL (great rates, high speeds, super nice locations), but in some kind of special situation, knowing we can is nice.

I guess maybe this will be an official rollout very soon, updates to accommodate plug-n-charge.,

Do you happen to know if it is limited to V3/4 stalls or if it also works on V2?

 

[DT]

Do you happen to know if it is limited to V3/4 stalls or if it also works on V2?

For sure no V2, and definitely on V4, not sure on V3, but I want to say I don't think[?]