New app compatibility will soon allow BMW and MINI drivers share their location with contacts and on social networks
BMW and MINI will soon be compatible with location-sharing technology that will let drivers warn friends and acquaintances if they are running late.
It’s thanks to a tie-up with the makers of the Glympse smartphone app, which offers a simple way of letting people know where you are, where you’re heading and what time you expect to get there.
The free app allows you to send your location, destination and/or an estimated time of arrival to one of the list of contacts on your phone, or broadcast it via your Facebook or Twitter account, without needing to type out a text message or make a phone call.
Or, if you were running late for a meeting logged in your phone’s calendar, you could send out a message to everybody on the attendee list letting them know what time you’ll arrive.
The app will be fully integrated with models equipped with BMW Apps and MINI Connected Drivers later this spring, meaning once owners plug their phone in to their car, they will be able use all of the app’s functions through the car’s dashboard controls.
“With this partnership, we are excited to expand our roster of apps within the BMW Group Application Integration Program. Our drivers will be able to share where they are on the road safely, simply and with a touch of a button,” said Phil Johnston, Product Manager for the BMW Group Apps Platform.
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