New Technology Going Too Far ???

[bad company]

I bought my 540 new in March this year. It's a great car in most respects but the technology is driving me mad. It's as if BMW want to become a software company but do not have the expertise to carry it off.

In the last week:-

The car's music memory has started combining albums. So I copied the Police Greatest Hits album into the car, now it says it's various artists and includes Fleetwood Mac songs. I posted this here. - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

I sent an address in France to the car's sat nav via the app. I did the journey last week but the car still constantly wants me to drive to France.

The satnav voice lady seems to come and go of her own accord. One day she works then not. To be fair I can get her back by leaving the car and going back to it - like a computer re-boot.

My IPhone sometimes connects automatically (as it should) but often does not. I can fix this by re connecting but it should just work.

OK, rant over. I sometimes wish it was all simpler though. My last 3 and 6 series cars had no such problems.

[bmwmike]

Nail on head.. car company thinks it's a software company but doesn't have the expertise to carry it off.

Just wait till all the vulnerabilities start showing up because they can't code securely. Like most software companies in fairness..

[Wills2]

Do what I do and don't use any of it....

[bad company]

Wills2 said:

Do what I do and don't use any of it....

I can see the logic of that but I like technology and it's supposed to be part of the car. What I don't like is paying a lot of money for technology that doesn't work properly.

The 'Genius' guy at the dealership could not work it out so I will take the car into them.