According to BMW blog, all 2009 American BMW models will have Google Maps integration that will be accessible to the driver or passenger to search for businesses from the dash. Directions can be easily input to the car’s navigation system and calls can be placed easily inside the vehicle thanks to the in-car Bluetooth. All this will be possible courtesy of AT&T’s GSM network. The convenience comes at a price of $199 annually so its not exactly a bargain. But some of the other perks included in this package for the price is the standard BMW Assist that offers functions like locating your car if its stolen or contacting emergency assistance if you’ve has an accident. So all in all you get what you pay for. But for those of you who have you’re priorities in order the important thing is you can search the net to your heart’s delight.

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BMW has made its navigation system faster, more convenient and easier to use with the introduction of the new ‘MyInfo’ address input service. The new addition to the BMW Assist Safety Plan allows subscribers to send business locations and street addresses as well as their associated phone numbers found online using Google Maps directly to their cars. They can then immediately start route guidance by a simple push of a button.

To use MyInfo, owners simply search online for a business or street address on Google Maps and then click the ‘Send’ button and choose a car. Once inside their car, the driver only has to push the MyInfo button within the BMW Assist menu and the desired destination and associated phone number will automatically load.

It essentially means drivers will no longer have to write down or print address information and manually enter them into the navigation system. It also allows up to ten different destinations to be added.

The service has already been launched in Europe and Canada and is now available on all 2009 model-year BMW Assist-equipped X5, X6, 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 Series vehicles.

(source: Motorauthority)

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