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Originally Posted by BEK46
Homologation sounds plausible but only up to a point. If post 07/19 cars are retrofitted with these features and earlier models not, it stands to reason that SOMETHING changed after that date that precludes these (and what other) features. If whatever did change after 07/19 did in fact require another homologation, I can't see how software updates to existing feature capabilities would be the cause without including the pre models especially given there were no hardware changes. Exactly WHAT changed after 07/19 and is there anything owners should be aware of? These questions are relevant whether or not homologation is the issue. We deserve to know WHAT changed after 07/19 that is preventing early buyers from access to features we paid for and were tacitly promised via advertising and available literature.
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If Assistant Driving View (as a concept or described features) is part of the homologation for post-7/2019 cars, but not for pre-7/2019 cars, that'd be a reason not to update the older cars.
I see two other possible reasons:
1. BMW's lawyers are way more conservative than Tesla's (which apparently constantly changes their car OS for (also) safety-relevant features) and generally don't allow any safety-relevant changes to cars after they left the factory.
2. BMW (sales) somehow thinks it's a smart move to sell cars "as advertised" and not add value to them after the sale.