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BMW posted a video on its official Facebook page depicting one of the systems of the next generation 5 Series.
The feature will be called Remote View 3D, and it appears that users will be able to use it through an app on their smartphones. The official video depicts a user that connects to a BMW 5 Series using an iPhone 6/6S, and that displays a virtual “top view” of the car. We believe the system will be available on compatible Android handsets as well.
The new feature got the shortest press release on BMW’s media website, which only states that you can always know what is occurring around your vehicle, and that the next generation 5 Series is “coming soon” with a BMW Connected feature called “Remote View 3D.” The video posted by BMW on its official Facebook is embedded below.
After watching it multiple times, all we can make of it is that it uses the vehicle’s built-in cameras, usually employed for parking maneuvers, to show the user a “top view” of the car, which is generated virtually by overlaying outputs from the multiple cameras fitted to the vehicle. Evidently, this is an optional feature, and will require ticking a few boxes on the options list.
Do not confuse this system for a “satellite view” of a car, as that technology is not yet accessible for civilians. Regarding BMW’s latest video depicting a technology that will be available for the next generation of the 5 Series, we expect it to be something like Apple’s “Find My iPhone.”
For those unaware of what the app does - it pinpoints the position of the vehicle (or handset, in the case of Apple) using GPS, and that its surroundings will be streamed over the Internet using the automobile’s LTE connection. You cannot view the camera on the handset, but BMW will enable this feature for "Remote View 3D."
The user would then see what is surrounding the car, but only what will be visible through the built-in cameras, which include a rear-view camera, two side view cameras in the side mirrors, and a front camera.
Through the use of a set of wide-angle lens, the images could then be overlapped so that the user gets a “bird's-eye view” of the vehicle. Unfortunately, we will have to wait awhile to know more about this system.
The new feature got the shortest press release on BMW’s media website, which only states that you can always know what is occurring around your vehicle, and that the next generation 5 Series is “coming soon” with a BMW Connected feature called “Remote View 3D.” The video posted by BMW on its official Facebook is embedded below.
After watching it multiple times, all we can make of it is that it uses the vehicle’s built-in cameras, usually employed for parking maneuvers, to show the user a “top view” of the car, which is generated virtually by overlaying outputs from the multiple cameras fitted to the vehicle. Evidently, this is an optional feature, and will require ticking a few boxes on the options list.
Do not confuse this system for a “satellite view” of a car, as that technology is not yet accessible for civilians. Regarding BMW’s latest video depicting a technology that will be available for the next generation of the 5 Series, we expect it to be something like Apple’s “Find My iPhone.”
For those unaware of what the app does - it pinpoints the position of the vehicle (or handset, in the case of Apple) using GPS, and that its surroundings will be streamed over the Internet using the automobile’s LTE connection. You cannot view the camera on the handset, but BMW will enable this feature for "Remote View 3D."
The user would then see what is surrounding the car, but only what will be visible through the built-in cameras, which include a rear-view camera, two side view cameras in the side mirrors, and a front camera.
Through the use of a set of wide-angle lens, the images could then be overlapped so that the user gets a “bird's-eye view” of the vehicle. Unfortunately, we will have to wait awhile to know more about this system.
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