BMW's EVs Are Getting Video Games
BMW is trying to change the way you wait in the car with its new AirConsole-equipped infotainment centers, ready for all your video game desires.
Written by Preston Charles
Reviewed by Serena Aburahma
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At a standstill due to a bad traffic jam? Waiting for your kid to get out of school? Why not play a few video games through your infotainment system?
That’s exactly what
BMW
had in mind when they teamed up with the gaming platform, AirConsole, which will create a system that will allow drivers and passengers to use their cell phones as remote controllers. Time to let those video game rivalries spill over to the commute, just don’t play and drive!
Innovation through incubation
According to
Electrek
, the BMW Group said it chose AirConsole through its BMW Startup Garage program which assists as a venture client unit for early-stage startups. The program nabs ideas that have made it through accelerators and teams them up with decision-makers at BMW Group for further business development.
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How does it work?
Beginning in new BMW models as early as next year, AirConsoles ever-growing catalog of videogames will seamlessly be available over the infotainment screen allowing for new games and updates to be performed over the air.
In addition to the curved displays that will be standard in the 2023 BMW EVs, drivers and passengers will only need a smartphone to use as their controller to engage with both single and multiplayer games.
Players will scan a QR code generated through BMW’s display and their phones will automatically connect.
BMW Group’s Senior VP, Stephan Durach, said of the new system, “With AirConsole we will leverage innovative technologies combined with a broad variety of fun and
multiplayer videogames
. This will make every waiting situation inside the vehicle, such as charging, an enjoyable moment.”Anthony Cliquot, CEO of N-Dream, the company responsible for AirConsle gave his anticipatory take on the partnership by saying, “We are extremely proud to spearhead gaming inside vehicles with BMW and are excited to create new games for in-car entertainment. Our ingenious architecture coupled with the ease of access of our platform will change the way people get entertained in their vehicles.”
By dovetailing the tech of curved EV displays with the ease of smartphone use, BMW looks to mimic the likes of Tesla with a “cordless” console; streamlined and ultra-clean for its users.
MORE: Not the Best Idea: New Tesla Update Lets You Play Games In-Car
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