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		flashfabrixx on July 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s Android Automotive OS is coming to BMW ca... The title is misleading as BMW will introduce Android Automotive as a second platform - not fully switch to it. > “The company plans to develop their BMW Operating System 8 infotainment software using Android Automotive for some vehicle models beginning in March 2023 but also maintain the current Linux-based version for others.“ https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/30/23189642/bmw-android-auto...

awiesenhofer on July 2, 2022 [–]

Thanks for this, from the headline I already feared they are going to cancel iDrive! Good to know it doesn't go anywhere, its such a good, wonderfully tactile system!

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