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      07-26-2020, 12:51 AM   #1
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BMW Map Updates

Anyone else frustrated by the lack of BMW Map Updates for iDrive 7.0?

The latest map update appears to be Australia 2019-2.

We're almost in August 2020, and there have been significant changes to major thoroughfairs in multiple Australian cities. It esentially forces me to use Google Maps rather than the built-in mapping solution.

12 months between map updates seems like a long time, especially given the fee that BMW charge for access to their updates.

Just wanted to have a little rant, thanks for listening!
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      07-26-2020, 02:40 AM   #2
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Anyone else frustrated by the lack of BMW Map Updates for iDrive 7.0?

The latest map update appears to be Australia 2019-2.

We're almost in August 2020, and there have been significant changes to major thoroughfairs in multiple Australian cities. It esentially forces me to use Google Maps rather than the built-in mapping solution.

12 months between map updates seems like a long time, especially given the fee that BMW charge for access to their updates.

Just wanted to have a little rant, thanks for listening!
It might different in your region but in the UK I've had 3 map updates since Nov 2019.

Are you looking at the USB map update section of connected drive portal? There's a BMW map update tool which you download to a PC and then install to the car via USB. That's 'free' for 3 years.

I admit the OTA updates I've had with BMW over a number of years I can count on one hand though.
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      07-26-2020, 05:41 AM   #3
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Maps are manually downloaded and installed, I don't think they are OTA here - probably just too big and I think we're still stuck on 3G. Pretty sure I'm on my second update for this year.
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      07-26-2020, 07:36 PM   #4
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Maps are manually downloaded and installed, I don't think they are OTA here - probably just too big and I think we're still stuck on 3G. Pretty sure I'm on my second update for this year.
I just checked the download manager program on my computer... it's still saying 2019-2 is the latest version and has been downloaded. Is there a way to check and download from the car's idrive system in the Australian delivered cars?
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      11-03-2020, 08:40 PM   #5
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I picked up my brand new 330i on the 2nd Nov. It also has the same map version, 2019-2.
My other car is a MY17 Jaguar F-Pace. It gets map updates every 3 months.

If a car company the size of Jaguar can do every 3 months, surely BMW can as well.
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      11-10-2020, 04:50 PM   #6
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After a long wait... the 2020-1 maps are finally available
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      11-10-2020, 09:46 PM   #7
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After a long wait... the 2020-1 maps are finally available
The 2020.1 Australia and New Zealand is now on my M340i ...updated this afternoon.
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      11-10-2020, 11:21 PM   #8
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IDrive7 OTA 07.2020.54 arrived yesterday. Map Update 2020.1 arrives today.
BMW needs to slow down.
I don't think I can handle anymore updating. Lol.
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