BMW Cardata.: New and Innovative Services. Secure and Transparent
BMW Cardata.: New and Innovative Services. Secure and Transparent
BMW Cardata.: New and Innovative Services. Secure and Transparent
HOW CAN I CHECK A VEHICLE FOR SUITABILITY FOR MY USE CASE? ____________________ 12
Prices. _____________________________________________________________________ 14
Overview of my transactions._____________________________________________________ 14
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WHAT IS BMW CARDATA?
With BMW CarData, the BMW Group is continuing to expand its future-orientated premium services, and
enabling service partners to provide new, innovative and individually tailored services to BMW and MINI
customers based on telematics data from their vehicle.
Service providers such as repair shops, insurance companies or fleet managers can register for BMW
CarData free of charge. If a BMW or MINI customer would like to use a certain service and has actively
consented to the sharing of his telematics data, the requesting company will receive the data required for
the service in question in an encrypted format via BMW’s secure backend.
To be able to benefit from BMW CarData, vehicles must have an integrated SIM card. Currently several
million of BMW and MINI vehicles meet this specification. The BMW Group is one of the first automotive
groups to introduce this service.
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WHICH DATA IS MADE ACCESSIBLE VIA
BMW CARDATA?
Numerous electronic components in a vehicle contain memories that temporarily store information about
the vehicle status and potential fault events.
To provide BMW ConnectedDrive and MINI Connected services, some of the telematics data stored in the
vehicle are forwarded to the BMW server via the permanently installed SIM card. BMW CarData bundles
these telematics data and provides them to customers (in the form of an CarData data archive) and service
providers (in the form of an interface).
The customer’s explicit permission is always required for service providers to access their telematics data.
BMW and MINI customers can Telematics data are securely With the permission of the
view telematics data in the transferred in an encrypted format via customer, service provider
customer portals and share the BMW ConnectedDrive Server. can access telematics data
them with service providers. via the BMW CarData API.
Further details about the BMW CarData service can be found after registration and activation on the AOS
portal at https://aos.bmwgroup.com/apps/. AOS stands for the official Aftersales Online System of the
BMW Group.
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WHICH DATA IS MADE ACCESSIBLE VIA
BMW CARDATA?
Available telematics data as of August 2019.
Mileage
Tank content range Environmental/regional data/settings
Remaining range
Mileage data statistics
Tank content Display unit of instrument panel in vehicle
Activation period for ECO mode during Environmental temperature
most recent drive Date and time in vehicle
Activation period for ECO Plus mode Mobile phone connection
during most recent drive Availability of teleservices
Average distance per week
Average distance per week (long-life)
Driving style evaluation – “acceleration 1) Without diagnostic trouble codes (DTC). ASC
behaviour” covers, for example, maintenance events such as
Driving style evaluation – “pro active condition-based maintenance, date of next inspection
driving” or distance to next service.
Mileage after last drive
Fuel consumption during most recent drive
Availability of telematics data can be checked vin-based with the capability service, see page 12. 6
WHAT BENEFITS DOES BMW CARDATA OFFER?
BMW CarData offers the option to use the telematics data of connected BMW and MINI vehicles to
develop new and innovative services and business models. From fleet services to smart home
functionalities, there is a wide range of added value services available to 3rd parties and customers.
Data security and road safety are always given the highest priority. Direct access to the vehicle is not
necessary, so reducing the risk of unauthorized access. The main benefits of using BMW CarData are
outlined as follows:
Access to telematics data from BMW and MINI vehicles for personal services,
with the permission of the customer.
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Scalable and cost-effective access to
telematics data from BMW and MINI
vehicles.
You will receive the telematics data required for your service under fair conditions: You only pay for the
2)
provision of the telematics data that you have actually requested and received within the same time frame
as any other user of these data. For further information, see page 14.
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IS AN ODB DONGLE NEEDED TO USE
BMW CARDATA?
To protect vehicle safety, only the car manufacturer must be authorized to remotely retrieve the data
generated in the vehicle or to carry out updates via remote access.
Service Provider n
data integrity
offboard
product
3rd
responsibility
Party
Dongle
onboard
IT Security
Risks: Solution:
− Access via secure platform from BMW.
− Direct manipulative intervention possible.
− Customer consent required for any
− Loss of control and transparency.
transfer of data to third parties.
− Any additional access point is a possible
− Direct contractual regulations and
target for hacking.
conditions between the individual data
suppliers and service providers.
This procedure protects the vehicle from attacks on the vehicle systems while ensuring non-discriminatory
access to the telematics data generated in the vehicle.
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WHAT APPLICATIONS DOES BMW CARDATA
SUPPORT?
Telematics data provided via BMW CarData can be used to streamline existing processes or to make them
more customer-friendly. Here are three potential use cases:
Usage-based insurance:
Insurance companies, for example, can offer their customers pay-as-you-drive contracts, priced according
to the customer's actual mileage.
- Current mileage
Fleet management:
BMW and MINI vehicles with active ConnectedDrive services collect data, such as mileage, the next
inspection and service date, condition based service messages, check control messages, position of the
vehicle or occurring events like an automatic ServiceCall just to name a few. Based on these telematics
data BMW CarData can support you to implement and improve your fleet use cases.
- Automatic ServiceCall
- Inspection date, Position…
Smart Home:
BMW CarData provides scope for innovative smart home applications. This allows third-party service
providers to use telematics data from BMW and MINI vehicles, such as the charging status of the high-
voltage battery, to optimise charging control in the customer's home garage, for example – and so provide
more convenience.
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HOW CAN I ACCESS TELEMATICS DATA?
Container Management.
Once you have registered for BMW CarData and successfully completed the set-up, you can manage your
containers in the BMW CarData application. A container corresponds to a use case for which you need
telematics data and can contain one or more telematics data keys.
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WHICH VEHICLES ARE COMPATIBLE?
Every connected BMW and MINI is! If you would like to receive data at high update rates, we recommend
that you offer your services for the following vehicles. They are technically able to send frequent data
updates to the BMW Group backend.
BMW:
start of production
07/2016:
1 Series 3-door model
1 Series 5-door model
4 Series
4 Series
Coupe
Convertible
X
X
X1
X3 * 5er Sedan
BMWi:
start of production BMW i3
09/2013:
BMW i8 Coupe und Roadster
For all other vehicles, a limited amount of telematics data is transmitted while the customer interacts with
BMW ConnectedDrive or MINI Connected services, at irregular frequencies. To check a vehicle for
compatibility with your use case, please use the Capability Service. We recommend making use of the
Capability Service prior asking for customer consent. Details on the Capability Service can be found in the
Integration Guide.
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HOW CAN I CHECK A VEHICLE FOR SUITABILITY FOR
MY USE CASE?
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HOW DOES THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
CARDATA?
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HOW MUCH DOES THE USAGE OF BMW CARDATA
COST?
Prices.
BMW CarData is a chargeable service. You pay for the provision of the telematics data you have requested
and received, but only up to a maximum monthly amount per vehicle and container. If you request data for
a large number of vehicles, you will receive a major customer discount. No additional usage fees or other
costs apply. Current prices can be found on the pricing sheet in the BMW CarData app.
Invoicing is performed on a monthly basis, retroactive for the past calendar month.
Overview of my transactions.
BMW CarData provides you with monthly reports so that you can keep an overview of your data transfers
and track the costs associated with them.
Such a report contains a detailed summary of all data transfers and requests concerning customer
releases during the previous month. You can subscribe to the BMW CarData report in the Reporting area of
the BMW CarData application on the AOS portal.
The use of BMW and MINI CarData is free of charge for customers.
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DO YOU WANT TO USE BMW CARDATA?
You would like to use CarData? Please register free of charge in the AOS Portal of the BMW Group.
Please use the following form: https://aos.bmwgroup.com/web/oss/registration
When asked to provide your general company data, select the option "Access to BMW CarData".
Read the FAQs and still have questions? Feel free to contact our BMW CarData support at:
BMWCarData-B2BSupport@bmwgroup.com
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Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
Postal address
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Oliver Zipse,
Chairman
Ilka Horstmeier
Milan Nedeljković
Pieter Nota
Nicolas Peter
Frank Weber
Andreas Wendt