Smart Phone control of your E46 is coming from Delphi

Those of us with an older car might be feeling a bit jealous of all the new cars with their fancy smart phone apps. But if you have a 1996 or newer vehicle, you may soon be able to bring your car closer to those new-fangled models.

Autoblog spoke with Craig Tieman, advanced concepts and market development manager for Delphi, at the 2013 CES in Las Vegas Monday night about Delphi's Connected Car device. The matchbox-sized box plugs into a car's OBDII port to provide a link from your smartphone to your car.

From there, things get really interesting. After scanning your car's onboard computers, the little black box pairs with your smart phone and offers a choice of key fob designs on the screen. Choose the one that most resembles your car's original fob, and you're ready to go. Essentially, the smartphone app replaces all of the functions of your fob. Honk the panic button, open the doors, remote start, etc.

Using the OBDII connection, Delphi's gadget can also be used as an error code scanner to help you determine the source of your car's problems. Depending on the model of your car, the smartphone app can even display fuel level, battery health, and several other datapoints including a list of all trips, average speed, etc.

Read the complete article on the Delphi Connected Car device at autoblog.com

 

Delphi Introduces Unique Plug-and-Play Connectivity Service – Consumers Can Quickly Lock & Unlock Doors, Locate, Track and Monitor Vehicles via Mobile Devices

LAS VEGAS—Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) today announced the release of its innovative new cloud-based automotive connectivity service for consumers. At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will be demonstrating Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi, a device that provides a groundbreaking car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. Drivers can mimic their key fob functions to control their car, track, locate, access, secure and monitor their vehicles anywhere at any time with a smartphone or browser. The first-in-its-class device works in most vehicles sold in the U.S. from 1996 onward.

The Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi will be available online and in Verizon Wireless stores in the coming weeks. To see more about the device, please visit connectedcar.delphi.com. The device will be on display at both the Delphi and Verizon booths at CES. The Delphi booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth #730 and the Verizon Wireless booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #31400.

The Delphi car connectivity service enables drivers to carry out any of the following features remotely:

• Use smartphone, laptop or tablet as a key fob for your car regardless of where you are to help when accidently locked out
• Connect your smartphone to your car via Bluetooth for key fob commands when in locations like a parking garage
• Easily locate and access your family cars anywhere and anytime without having to remember to tag your vehicle's original location
• Monitor overall vehicle status
• Diagnose the vehicle's engine health
• Receive alerts for driving behavior and vehicle performance issues
• Set up geo-fences and receive alerts for entry and exit
• Live tracking
• Automatic trip logs to help with things like expense report records

The system operates through a downloadable Delphi smartphone app, available for Android 2.2 and later and Apple iOS 5.0 and later devices, as well as a Delphi Web portal that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7 and later, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Firefox browsers. Data transmitted through the Delphi connectivity system remains secure and encrypted over the Verizon Wireless network.

"Drivers can now easily buy a connectivity device that plugs into most vehicles produced over the past 16 years, instantly furnishing seamless interaction and connectivity inside and outside the vehicle," said Jeffrey J. Owens, Delphi chief technology officer. "Our device will help keep vehicles secure and operating optimally." The Delphi connectivity system's key fob service operates over the Verizon Wireless network or via Bluetooth to remotely lock or unlock doors, open the trunk, start or stop the engine and operate a panic horn on select vehicles.

The Delphi Connected Car App and the Connected Car Website will display the last location where a vehicle was parked; the address and coordinates where it is situated; and a map with directions to the vehicle.

To help families stay aware of their drivers whereabouts, the system will designate up to six circular "fences" around locations where drivers are permitted to travel and will issue alerts when the vehicle enters or exits a fenced area.

The system's Live Tracking feature enables real-time vehicle tracking with five-second updates, showing vehicle speed and heading. The system also will report on the vehicle's condition and display a list of issues found.

The trip-logging feature provides a summary of all trips from engine start to engine stop, as well as such detailed information on recent trips as:

• Total Distance
• Start date/time
• Start location
• End date/time
• End location
• Engine idle time
• Map view of trip start and end locations

Among the alerts that can be generated by the connectivity system are:

• Check engine light
• Battery voltage
• High RPM (greater than 4000 for 5 seconds)
• Geo-fences entry and exit
• High speed (over 75 mph for 5 seconds)
• E-mails for geo-fences and high-speed alerts

Originally Posted by tim330i

Those of us with an older car might be feeling a bit jealous of all the new cars with their fancy smart phone apps. But if you have a 1996 or newer vehicle, you may soon be able to bring your car closer to those new-fangled models.

Autoblog spoke with Craig Tieman, advanced concepts and market development manager for Delphi, at the 2013 CES in Las Vegas Monday night about Delphi's Connected Car device. The matchbox-sized box plugs into a car's OBDII port to provide a link from your smartphone to your car.

From there, things get really interesting. After scanning your car's onboard computers, the little black box pairs with your smart phone and offers a choice of key fob designs on the screen. Choose the one that most resembles your car's original fob, and you're ready to go. Essentially, the smartphone app replaces all of the functions of your fob. Honk the panic button, open the doors, remote start, etc.

Using the OBDII connection, Delphi's gadget can also be used as an error code scanner to help you determine the source of your car's problems. Depending on the model of your car, the smartphone app can even display fuel level, battery health, and several other datapoints including a list of all trips, average speed, etc.

Read the complete article on the Delphi Connected Car device at autoblog.com

 

Delphi Introduces Unique Plug-and-Play Connectivity Service – Consumers Can Quickly Lock & Unlock Doors, Locate, Track and Monitor Vehicles via Mobile Devices

LAS VEGAS—Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) today announced the release of its innovative new cloud-based automotive connectivity service for consumers. At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the company will be demonstrating Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi, a device that provides a groundbreaking car-to-cloud/cloud-to-car connectivity service. Drivers can mimic their key fob functions to control their car, track, locate, access, secure and monitor their vehicles anywhere at any time with a smartphone or browser. The first-in-its-class device works in most vehicles sold in the U.S. from 1996 onward.

The Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi will be available online and in Verizon Wireless stores in the coming weeks. To see more about the device, please visit connectedcar.delphi.com. The device will be on display at both the Delphi and Verizon booths at CES. The Delphi booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth #730 and the Verizon Wireless booth can be found at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, Booth #31400.

The Delphi car connectivity service enables drivers to carry out any of the following features remotely:

• Use smartphone, laptop or tablet as a key fob for your car regardless of where you are to help when accidently locked out
• Connect your smartphone to your car via Bluetooth for key fob commands when in locations like a parking garage
• Easily locate and access your family cars anywhere and anytime without having to remember to tag your vehicle's original location
• Monitor overall vehicle status
• Diagnose the vehicle's engine health
• Receive alerts for driving behavior and vehicle performance issues
• Set up geo-fences and receive alerts for entry and exit
• Live tracking
• Automatic trip logs to help with things like expense report records

The system operates through a downloadable Delphi smartphone app, available for Android 2.2 and later and Apple iOS 5.0 and later devices, as well as a Delphi Web portal that is compatible with Internet Explorer 7 and later, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Firefox browsers. Data transmitted through the Delphi connectivity system remains secure and encrypted over the Verizon Wireless network.

"Drivers can now easily buy a connectivity device that plugs into most vehicles produced over the past 16 years, instantly furnishing seamless interaction and connectivity inside and outside the vehicle," said Jeffrey J. Owens, Delphi chief technology officer. "Our device will help keep vehicles secure and operating optimally." The Delphi connectivity system's key fob service operates over the Verizon Wireless network or via Bluetooth to remotely lock or unlock doors, open the trunk, start or stop the engine and operate a panic horn on select vehicles.

The Delphi Connected Car App and the Connected Car Website will display the last location where a vehicle was parked; the address and coordinates where it is situated; and a map with directions to the vehicle.

To help families stay aware of their drivers whereabouts, the system will designate up to six circular "fences" around locations where drivers are permitted to travel and will issue alerts when the vehicle enters or exits a fenced area.

The system's Live Tracking feature enables real-time vehicle tracking with five-second updates, showing vehicle speed and heading. The system also will report on the vehicle's condition and display a list of issues found.

The trip-logging feature provides a summary of all trips from engine start to engine stop, as well as such detailed information on recent trips as:

• Total Distance
• Start date/time
• Start location
• End date/time
• End location
• Engine idle time
• Map view of trip start and end locations

Among the alerts that can be generated by the connectivity system are:

• Check engine light
• Battery voltage
• High RPM (greater than 4000 for 5 seconds)
• Geo-fences entry and exit
• High speed (over 75 mph for 5 seconds)
• E-mails for geo-fences and high-speed alerts

.Tim .do. You. Get. A. Smart. Phone. With. With the. 2013. Car, Will it open. The. Car. If. You get locked Out. .

Omg! I want!!!

Originally Posted by E46Moonlight

Omg! I want!!!

Nice car----- do you realy need A TANKER BEHIND YOUR CAR !? ( IS IT THAT HARD ON FULE ) > My little Joke < ----------- what was it you WANTED ,----------------tim`s car or the smart phone .

Only for '96 and up.

Originally Posted by UNFORGIVEN

Only for '96 and up.

You like top gear Birds:n iceshoes

Where can I buy one

Anyone know the ETA on this fantastic item?

If already available, where!?

They said it was to come out this feb so it should be out

http://connectedcar.delphi.com/welcome/

It's already out. You have to buy the Delphi module and service through Verizon.

It doesn't look like the E46 is compatible as of yet: http://connectedcar.delphi.com/welcome/

Verizon link: http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/...agnostics.html

Looks like an awesome product but I got this when checking comparability
Your vehicle: 2003 BMW 3 Series, with Key Fob Change Vehicle

Your vehicle is currently not compatible.

Ya