BMW Drive Recorder Turns Surround-View Cameras Into Dashcams

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Before this season, BMW introduced a new attribute for the vehicles with the most recent iDrive 7.0 infotainment system, including the 3-Series, 7-Series, 8-Series, X5, and X7. Dubbed BMW Drive Recorder, the attribute permits them to double as dashcams and uses the surround-view cameras fitted to the models.

For quite a while, the Tesla Model 3’s outside cameras have doubled as dashcams therefore owners may save driving footage. In the event of BMW’s program, which is part of an optional upgrade package for pick models that also contains the Parking Assist Plus attribute, the videos created by the cameras are restricted at 40 seconds and, in the event of a collision, 20 seconds of footage before and 20 seconds of footage following the episode are saved automatically.

The machine could be managed manually through the iDrive menu, even as the videos in the playlist below outline. The saved files can be considered on the infotainment display itself or exported to a external USB drive.

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“Drivers can shoot on videos send them for their cellular device, then performing remarkable maneuvers within the race trail , by way of example, or while driving through breathtaking scenery and discuss them,” BMW says of the system.

Much like the system of the Tesla Model 3, the footage produced by the cameras isn’t of the maximum quality, particularly compared to the numerous cheap full-HD dashboard cameras on the market. In assisting authorities determine who is to blame and what caused a wreck, Nonetheless, it could prove quite useful in the case of an accident.

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