Yes its very real. Its still in beta because the chap that runs intravention is not prepared to release the product until it has being full tested and verified on a whole range of vehicles. So ... no ever ending promises and comittments ... that we've all heard before. If you want to get involved, no problem ... just simply join the beta testing program.

The hardware design has being locked down for a long time now, its just the firmware in the device to support the many, many different vehicle configurations.

Displaying information on the NAV display is a non-trivial exercise based on the way that BMW specified the system. Just to give you some idea .... you might think that the BM53 and BM54 radios behave similarly with regards to the way they interact with the NAV computer and display. Not so! We see all sorts of differences. Add Sirius Radio into the mix ... different model years, and vehicles .... oh the joy.

For the latest info, please read this posting in the intravention public forum area

http://www.intravention.co.uk/forum/...hp?topic=400.0