CES: BMW Brings Remote App to Galaxy Gear

P90140891BMW has launched its i Remote app for Samsungs Galaxy Gear smartwatch.

The app enables BMW i3 drivers to view information from their car – including whether windows and doors are closed and, for electric models, battery charge level – as well as sending a navigation destination or remotely adjusting the temperature from the device. This can be done through spoken commands using Samsungs S Voice speech recognition functionality.

The car brand already has a remote app for its vehicles available on Android and iOS, but this is the first time it has been available on a wearable device.

While at CES, BMW also showed off its highly automated driving technology – essentially, self-driving cars – as well as camera-based assistance systems it will be incorporating into new vehicle classes, and the Parking Assistant guidance system, part of its ConnectDrive platform.