Munich. From March 2018, all new MINI models will be
available with the option of a built-in 4G SIM card that will usher in
a new era of connectivity. The new digital services it enables will be
available in 43 markets worldwide following the launch of the
new-generation MINI Connected. This will allow MINI drivers to access
a digital world of personalised services designed to make day-to-day
mobility and planning even easier – and, in so doing, integrate the
MINI seamlessly into their digital lives.
The first models to be made available with this new and extensive
connectivity capability are the new MINI 3 Door, new MINI 5 Door and
the new MINI Convertible. This means the existing features in the
portfolio, such as Intelligent Emergency Call and Teleservices, will
be joined by new services including the Concierge Service, Real Time
Traffic Information with navigation map updates and MINI Online.
Update heralds the arrival of the latest digital services in
MINI models.
The optional 4G SIM card and an update
for the MINI Connected app will allow customers to access a variety of
new digital services from March 2018. These include Time-to-Leave
Notifications (push messages to assist punctual departure), Send to
Car (for importing destinations from a smartphone to the car), Remote
Services (e.g. for locking the car’s doors from a smartphone) and – in
electrified MINI models – a charging timer, charging station search
facility and personal efficiency status display.
The newly
available MINI Concierge Service provides an excellent source of
assistance while on the move. The Concierge can be contacted by
telephone around the clock to source information and address data for
the driver, research connections and offer practical tips during the
journey. The spread of connectivity facilities in the MINI is rounded
off by Apple CarPlay (already available).
The new MINI Connected services will be offered in a choice of three
packages: Connected Media, Connected Navigation and Connected
Navigation Plus. When used together with the MINI Connected app on a
smartphone, they will open up access to a host of digital services
both inside the car and beyond.
The MINI Connected portfolio will be expanded in the following 43
countries from March: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
China, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Macao,
Mexico, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Czech Republic,
Turkey, Hungary, USA, United Arab Emirates.