Using CarPlay in BMW cars can be expensive. The German manufacturer intends to charge you an annual fee for the use of Apple's infotainment system for cars. Currently the user, when configuring the model he wants, can add this option as a plus that will cost you about 355 euros in one payment. However, the intentions of the brand is not to make you pay this bonus and to do it as a rental.
Although there are many brands on the market that offer the Apple CarPlay or Android Auto system as standard, BMW - company premium- makes you go through the checkout so that your navigation and infotainment system adapts to the Cupertino platform. In this way, you will be able to control the iPhone through the use of a cable or wirelessly.
Now, what happens if we change the platform? That is what BMW has thought when considering the possibility of making its customers pay $ 80 per year (we assume this will translate to 80 euros per year) for using this infotainment service. As he has commented to The Verge The technology manager of the brand, users can currently pay for this service in a single payment, although if they change platforms soon after, the system stops being used and money is lost.
Likewise, BMW wants to implement this business model from next year 2019. In addition, it is advised that the first year would be completely free and that it can be a good option for those who change the car every 4-5 years. That is, all those who sign the new offers from the dealerships in which you give a succulent entry, pay for 4 years —or less— a very affordable monthly fee and the rest of the payment can be left for a final installment, finance it again or give the car to continue releasing a new model. But, What if you are one of those users who usually hold the car for 10 years, for example? BMW, do you allow to install more infotainment platform?
