AirConsole

Cars are getting smarter and smarter these days - large touchscreens, capable chipsets, more and more cameras - they even have batteries now. See where we're going? Cars, electric ones in particular, are becoming more and more like smartphones. And as that's happening, they've also become better and better integrated with our smartphones than ever before. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have gone wireless and expand your phone of choice to your car's main screen. BMW is going even further with AirConsole. AirConsole…

With AirConsole, players can play so-called casual games. Munich: The BMW Group is partnering with the gaming platform AirConsole to bring a unique kind of in-car gaming to the road for the first time in the new BMW 5 Series. It allows the driver and passengers to play so-called casual games while the vehicle is stationary as a way of passing time while waiting for the vehicle to charge, for example. In addition to the new BMW 5 Series, the AirConsole app will be…

BMW and gaming platform AirConsole have announced a partnership to bring casual gaming into new BMW vehicles via scanning a QR code.AirConsole offers games over the internet that contains a variety of games in their library which will directly run inside the 'vehicle entertainment system'. "With AirConsole, we will leverage innovative technologies combined with a broad variety of fun and multiplayer games. This will make every waiting situation inside the vehicle, such as charging, an enjoyable moment," said Stephan…

BMW is the latest automaker trying to get gaming to happen on vehicle infotainment screens while you’re charging or otherwise waiting around in your car. The company plans to add AirConsole, a party game service that normally runs on devices like Android TV or PC, into cars equipped with the curved infotainment display at the heart of its iDrive 8 system.AirConsole delivers games over the internet, with controls handled by smartphones instead of dedicated controllers. The library of over 180 games available on the PC…

BMW Group has announced a partnership with gaming platform AirConsole to implement “casual” video game options into the curved displays of new BMW vehicles. The games will exist within BMW’s infotainment system and allow drivers and their passengers to use their smartphones as controllers. In a press release today, BMW Group shared that it chose AirConsole as its video game partner through the BMW Startup Garage program, which works as a venture client unit for early stage startups. The program takes startups that…