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emergency call- BMW introduces SOS call system for Motorcyclists
- Thread starter roncooper
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kthutchinson
Member
Hopefully BMW won't sell tracking data from the built-in GPS receivers like GM did with On Star.
alancoles
Dress for fall & avoid it
Not sure I'm keen on a proprietary system that only works if you (or someone else) happen to be riding the bike with that system. Something like the BMW Helmet being developed.
It is recreating, at a significant expense and added complexity, several existing systems that most riders would already have with them built into their little smartphone. The smartphone app CRadar, does some of this already, but I'd like to see something more. Perhaps along the lines of the GM On-Star emergency contact system (Ford has a similar one), but available to the rider not the bike.
I've stayed away from proprietary communication systems and use a Sena for exactly this reason. I want something that is going to be available to me no matter which of my helmets, or bikes I ride at any given moment. My thinking is that if something has a broader reach it will allow it to achive a critical mass needed to continue to provide leading features and results.
It is recreating, at a significant expense and added complexity, several existing systems that most riders would already have with them built into their little smartphone. The smartphone app CRadar, does some of this already, but I'd like to see something more. Perhaps along the lines of the GM On-Star emergency contact system (Ford has a similar one), but available to the rider not the bike.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=actionxl.mandown&hl=en
I've stayed away from proprietary communication systems and use a Sena for exactly this reason. I want something that is going to be available to me no matter which of my helmets, or bikes I ride at any given moment. My thinking is that if something has a broader reach it will allow it to achive a critical mass needed to continue to provide leading features and results.
