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i8 Remote Parking Feature
With the impending addition of the display key to the i8, would anyone care to speculate on if and when the remote parking capability would be available. I've only seen it discussed in the context of the 7 series, but it would seem a natural addition to the i8 given the potential parking challenges associated with the dihedral doors in tight spaces.
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Maybe for 2017+ models as it would require adding a lot of more sensors to the car. 2014-2016 do not even have lane departure warning, active cruise control, or blind spot monitoring so the possibility of retrofitting it is pretty much zero. However, I'm not sure BMW is looking to add much more additional equipment to the i8, nothing significant has been added aside from comfort access on 2015+ and laser lights on 2016s, but who knows.
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For the car to safely pull out of a parking spot by itself, the sensor equipent should be there - ultrasound proximity sensors and cameras. However, the question is if the hardware is in place for the car to actively manipulate the drive equipment, esp. steering. |
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This is a car where the AM radio (equipped but not accessible without coding) works very poorly. So I suspect weight plus wiring harness issues are involved for most of the missing options we are used to on other Bimmers.
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