General topics » new Connected Ride Navigator

https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/ar...599nX0xqM-ydVfQ

No word on who's actually making it or who supplies map data, but the app uses Tom Tom maps.

If I'm reading it right, your phone does not have to be on when using the GPS unless you want traffic or weather alerts.

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #2

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If I'm reading it right, your phone does not have to be on when using the GPS unless you want traffic or weather alerts.

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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #3

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Is there any way to mount a BMW Navigator on a non-BMW bike and have it be useful? That'd help justify the cost.

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Do you think this new Nav will fit into our existing cradles, or is this a whole new setup?

I believe the press release says it fits the current nav prep.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #4

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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #3

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Is there any way to mount a BMW Navigator on a non-BMW bike and have it be useful? That'd help justify the cost.

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That's a good idea but I would be surprised if BMW gave it even a moments thought.

They must have got some Chinese maker of Android devices to build this for them. Expect lower levels of quality.

Me, cynical?

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Looks to me you need to buy the connected ride navigator device & then need to get the connected ride cradle, to mount the device, which locks into the existing nav mount, then either insert a mobile sim card or Bluetooth to a phone if wanting live traffic, weather etc.
Can't see them for sale anywhere?
Looking at pics it looks like the key is nearer the bottom, so maybe it's a whole new mount??

It doesn't say anywhere in the press release that you need the BMW cradle. It only says you need the nav prep.

Looking at the pics, I don't see the cradle in there at all.

I understand from it that it fits directly into the existing Nav mount that you would currently use for a Nav V or Nav VI. So it seems to be in effect a new Nav VII….? So they’ve binned Garmin and gone with Tom Tom, but could see no reference to Tomtom in the article.

Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #11

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I understand from it that it fits directly into the existing Nav mount that you would currently use for a Nav V or Nav VI. So it seems to be in effect a new Nav VII….? So they’ve binned Garmin and gone with Tom Tom, but could see no reference to Tomtom in the article.

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Ah OK so it is not an Android device made to go in the connected ride cradle as I first thought, but more like a sat-nav device that goes in the Nav5/6 cradle.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #13

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Ah OK so it is not an Android device made to go in the connected ride cradle as I first thought, but more like a sat-nav device that goes in the Nav5/6 cradle.

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Well forget that idea. $1130USD.

https://www.advrider.com/bmw-connectedride-navigator/