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      01-18-2016, 09:44 AM   #1
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BMW 7 Series Remote Control Parking Feature Allowed in U.S. by NHTSA

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It appears the road has been paved for the BMW 7 Series' Remote Control Self-Parking feature to make its way into U.S. models.

According to Automobile, BMW initially believed that feature would be illegal in the U.S. because federal law -- specifically FMVSS 114 -- requires all U.S. market cars to have a shift-interlock function. Intended to prevent vehicles rolling away unexpectedly, the law requires a car's brake pedal to be depressed before its transmission can be shifted out of Park. Because the brake pedal doesn't move when the 7 Series parking function is activated, BMW declined to offer the feature here.

BMW petitioned NHTSA for an exemption to the rule, and NHTSA agreed that the wording in FMVSS 114 was overly vague. Though the law "requires the service brake to be depressed," NHTSA told BMW the spirit of the law actually required the brakes to be "applied." That means BMW's system is legal, as the car's computers automatically apply the brakes before shifting the transmission from Park to Reverse.

A BMW spokesman in the U.S. confirmed that the feature would be made available in the U.S. but said "we don't have an exact timeframe" for when it will be fully approved and added.

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I can certainly park my own car... but for those who can't.. or don't want to... I'll take this as a win for my vehicle also. And a loss for Valets.

Let the 7 series coding begin...

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From what I am hearing the cars that have already shipped to the US market will not be able to simply activate this option as they lack the hardware. This is unfortunate but still good news that BMW got the green light on this feature.
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From what I am hearing the cars that have already shipped to the US market will not be able to simply activate this option as they lack the hardware. This is unfortunate but still good news that BMW got the green light on this feature.
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This is good news... NOW LETS GET THOSE DAM LASER LIGHTS APPROVED!!!!!
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my 2 feets are currently on the ground, are they ruined? haha
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There are definitely drivers out there on the road who should use every bit of help they can get Parking and Driving....this is for them, not me lol
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I can certainly park my own car... but for those who can't.. or don't want to... I'll take this as a win for my vehicle also. And a loss for Valets.

Let the 7 series coding begin...
This always gets me, when it comes to technology its not a matter of fact that "we don't need it" its a matter of fact that we can.

Do we need HUD, heated wheels, trunk releases from sensors, heated seats, GPS, closing mirrors, led, Xenons, sunroofs, DCT, turbos, brake assist, ABS, cameras, many other unnecessary items. We don't really need them its just that we CAN use them if we want, but if we don't have them we can't.

I love my sunroof, don't use it everyday, but when I do I love the openness it provides when I do. Is there a need? not really.

If you research BMW innovations, one would find that German cars have pretty much been the innovators of automotive firsts, including the first gas powered motor in a car. Many probably thought too, we don't need that, that's not gonna work.
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I can certainly park my own car... but for those who can't.. or don't want to... I'll take this as a win for my vehicle also. And a loss for Valets.

Let the 7 series coding begin...
This always gets me, when it comes to technology its not a matter of fact that "we don't need it" its a matter of fact that we can.

Do we need HUD, heated wheels, trunk releases from sensors, heated seats, GPS, closing mirrors, led, Xenons, sunroofs, DCT, turbos, brake assist, ABS, cameras, many other unnecessary items. We don't really need them its just that we CAN use them if we want, but if we don't have them we can't.

I love my sunroof, don't use it everyday, but when I do I love the openness it provides when I do. Is there a need? not really.

If you research BMW innovations, one would find that German cars have pretty much been the innovators of automotive firsts, including the first gas powered motor in a car. Many probably thought too, we don't need that, that's not gonna work.
Not to take away from german automakers but it were Japanese who gave us reliability. IMO one of the most valuable achievements in the industry since "invention of cars for all" by Ford.
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What a pointless waste of money... It takes longer to get out and do that then to just park the car yourself.. How about putting more research into reliability of other components like fuel pumps, engine bearings, transmissions and other components that fail on these cars
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What a pointless waste of money... It takes longer to get out and do that then to just park the car yourself.. How about putting more research into reliability of other components like fuel pumps, engine bearings, transmissions and other components that fail on these cars
No one does that stuff ...
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I can certainly park my own car... but for those who can't.. or don't want to... I'll take this as a win for my vehicle also. And a loss for Valets.

Let the 7 series coding begin...
This always gets me, when it comes to technology its not a matter of fact that "we don't need it" its a matter of fact that we can.

Do we need HUD, heated wheels, trunk releases from sensors, heated seats, GPS, closing mirrors, led, Xenons, sunroofs, DCT, turbos, brake assist, ABS, cameras, many other unnecessary items. We don't really need them its just that we CAN use them if we want, but if we don't have them we can't.

I love my sunroof, don't use it everyday, but when I do I love the openness it provides when I do. Is there a need? not really.

If you research BMW innovations, one would find that German cars have pretty much been the innovators of automotive firsts, including the first gas powered motor in a car. Many probably thought too, we don't need that, that's not gonna work.
Not to take away from german automakers but it were Japanese who gave us reliability. IMO one of the most valuable achievements in the industry since "invention of cars for all" by Ford.
Reliability, how about this for reliability, 08 e60 M5, I drove the shit out that car for 90,000 miles, never did anything but one battery and a few oil changes, that were for the first 50g miles included in the cost of the car. Now that's reliability!
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What a pointless waste of money... It takes longer to get out and do that then to just park the car yourself.. How about putting more research into reliability of other components like fuel pumps, engine bearings, transmissions and other components that fail on these cars
Because all of "these cars" have all these problems
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What a pointless waste of money... It takes longer to get out and do that then to just park the car yourself.. How about putting more research into reliability of other components like fuel pumps, engine bearings, transmissions and other components that fail on these cars
This feature is not for you then. Actually it might not make a whole lot of sense in North America...but for many people who have tight laneway parking where there is little room to open your door after parked or would like to get as close to the drivers side wall of the garage so the wife or kids of their second vehicle dont give them a ding, then it seems like a great feature to have as you can park right up close to the drivers door. Will be great for dealerships who will be able to really pack their car lots tight.
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We can all park our own cars, lol, we can also navigate to destinations using paper maps, but a lot of us prefer using navigation.

If my i3 had this, I would use it every day and we live in a rear-load (garage on the back of the house) home. Well, if it works for parking the car in backwards that is. I have been parking backwards on the left (when outside facing the garage door) of the garage for a good 10+ years. If I back in and hug the wall, and my better half pulls in forward on the right, and hugs the wall, a wide path between the two vehicles is created and the possibility of a door ding is basically eliminated. Yes, the i3 has plastic body panels, so door dings don't happen, but the paint is a little soft so I still try to protect the car if possible. If I could teach the i3 how to park that way, on its own, we could both exit the car, walk inside and let the car park itself. It would be nice if like Tesla's latest update, it could then also close the garage door on its own. Same for pulling out, instead of me pulling out and then my better half getting in the car, if I could command it to open the garage and move into the driveway from my phone, we could both exit the house and enter the car (preconditioned as well) at the same time.
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Hmmm... ordered my G12 last week, and it's due Stateside sometime in late-March. I'm guessing my build won't have this option. I hadn't really set my hopes on the option making it to the US before I ordered, but now that it's been approved, I'm thinking it'd be nice to have. Like Imola.ZHP and a couple of other members, I have a very tight parking space at my condo and routinely have a tough time getting out of the car if I don't pull into the space just so. Would LOVE to be able to comfortably hop out of the car before squeezing it into my garage remotely.
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Reliability, how about this for reliability, 08 e60 M5, I drove the shit out that car for 90,000 miles, never did anything but one battery and a few oil changes, that were for the first 50g miles included in the cost of the car. Now that's reliability!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but S85 or not, 90k isn't exceptional for low-maintenance reliability anymore...it's well below average. Most Japanese appliances were good for twice that ten years ago, and for roughly one-third the price...
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Reliability, how about this for reliability, 08 e60 M5, I drove the shit out that car for 90,000 miles, never did anything but one battery and a few oil changes, that were for the first 50g miles included in the cost of the car. Now that's reliability!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but S85 or not, 90k isn't exceptional for low-maintenance reliability anymore...it's well below average. Most Japanese appliances were good for twice that ten years ago...
Sorry to pop your cherry but I'm not talking about a low revving 2.3 L Honda Accord. I'm talking about a 5.0 litre 507hp 384 lb-ft torque at 7800 RPM M5 S85 stock v10 motor.

Never to replace anything to do with motor parts, brakes, sensors, etc inside or outside side including not even front and rear alignment, is amazing in itself for 90g on any car when driven as a dd hard.
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This is good news... NOW LETS GET THOSE DAM LASER LIGHTS APPROVED!!!!!
They are approved on the i8 so let's go BMW
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This is good news... NOW LETS GET THOSE DAM LASER LIGHTS APPROVED!!!!!
They are approved on the i8 so let's go BMW
Yeah, I am aware! The lights are meant to be on the 7 series and the M3/M4 as well. Would love to see them integrate the laser lights and OLED tail lights. That would be BAD ASS!
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Sorry to pop your cherry but I'm not talking about a low revving 2.3 L Honda Accord. I'm talking about a 5.0 litre 507hp 384 lb-ft torque at 7800 RPM M5 S85 stock v10 motor.

Never to replace anything to do with motor parts, brakes, sensors, etc inside or outside side including not even front and rear alignment, is amazing in itself for 90g on any car when driven as a dd hard.
Couldn't have said it better haha! And there's another "reliability" angle you missed here (as compared to a 2.3L Honda Accord) -- the reliable RUSH you get every time you're behind the wheel. I can't imagine anyone who's a driving enthusiast hopping behind the wheel of the Honda appliance you described and saying it "feeds his soul". There's a price to be paid for that for sure, but that's why we're all here in this forum, right? We love BMWs because by and large they do just that.
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This is a show-off feature, it takes longer to park the car this way. Unless you are on a very difficult/tight space to park, but even in that situation nobody would want his 7Series on the possibility to get hit by the door of the cars on the sides.
If someone would try to park a car this way outside a restaurant or plaza in my city, he would earn a "clown treatment" from the people around, maybe some tomatoes, buuhhhs and insults and of course envy lol.

If I had this in my car I would use it maybe at home just to geek for the first weeks.
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