BMW ended BMW ConnectedDrive Live silently

Since the introduction of BMW ConnectedDrive in 2011, BMW owners without telematics were able to use BMW connecteddrive via bluetooth tethering. In fact BMW Live is a limited version of BMW Online which is still available for BMW's with telematics and an active ConnectedDrive subscription.

BMW Owners who fully depend on BMW Live, because their BMW has no telematics, have come to a situation that their BMW can't use any BMW ConnectedDrive services anymore. BMW Live was ended silently by BMW in April 2020, eight years after its introduction.

Availability of BMW ConnectedDrive RTTI

BMW RTTI (Real Time Traffic Information) has been available on the BMW navigation system professional model CIC in Germany, Italy, France and the United Kingdom since June 2011.

Despite BMW AG announcing in a press release that more countries would be added, BMW silently decided in 2012 that RTTI would only be available for new BMWs delivered from July 2013. BMW AG's explanation was that RTTI on a navigation system professional model CIC wouldn't be technically possible. BMW AG's decision also unnecessary affects early versions of navigation system professional model NBT.

Because RTTI was initally made available in the 4 countries mentioned above, BMW AG's motivation, that it would not be technically possible, is unfortunately NOT true. Navituning has proven that BMW RTTI can be activated/retrofitted for all BMW models with navigation system professional delivered from mid-2011 with at least (factory) options 609 and 633+6VC/639/6NS/6NH.

RTTI is possible for BMW navigation system professional in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria*, Croatia*, Czech Republic, Danmark, Estonia*, Finland, France, Germany, UK, Greece*, Hungary*, Ireland, Italy, Latvia*, Lithuania*, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland*, Portugal, Romania*, Slovakia*, Slovenia*, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey*,United Arab Emirates*, United States*, Canada*, Australia*, New Zealand*.

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