manitou202 wroteCanadians have to pay 1500CAD for "Driving Assistant Plus & Highway Assistant" (that is on top of the 4900CAD Premium Package which includes the basic Driving Assistant Plus). No breakdown of what features are included though, but I'm guessing it's equivalent to Driving Assistance Professional available in the USA.I didn't see this question in any of the other threads, but has anyone found out if the Driving Assistance Professional option can be added after purchase?
I could see adding later if they release improvements over time, but I'm not ready to pay $2500 at launch. However, I'm not sure if the $2500 includes extra hardware that can't be upgraded later.
I was going to reach out to my dealer and ask if no else has heard.
TheUltimateDrivingManiac wroteI think some of the interviews seem to have said yes you can enable it post build I thought. One of the BMWBlog videos with a BMW rep after launch.All cars have all the hardware.
Can you add the option later? That I don't know.
mellowthecat wroteMy dealer said something similar, but I'm not confident they really know. They just wanted me to add it to my build.I thought you couldn’t add DA pro after because they needed to add all the sensors to the build. My dealer said that. Who knows if it’s true
manitou202 wroteThank you for thisI just found this video on YouTube with the head of BMW's ADAS Functions, and he said at 6:00 in, that all of the hardware comes standard and you can upgrade later.
mellowthecat wroteI don't drive eligible highways often so I'll enable DAPr for road trips only, if a month-to-month option is available. $2,500 + eventual subscription is too much to pay to occasionally avoid keeping a finger on the steering wheel. That said, I have DAPP on my current iX and very much appreciate it on long interstate drives.According to Claude, which is slightly more reliable than the dealer, hardware is in the build. I hope that it is. I may be one of those people that enables DAP after the fact As long as I can still pay $2500 for four years and not $52 a month
tank11 wroteHmmm. Other posters have noticed that Canadians are ordering iX3s for about $5000 less (in USD terms) than US residents. But the Canadian version doesn't include Driving Assistant plus, which is standard in the US.. and Canadians have to pay 4900 CAD to get DA+ in a package with other stuff. Apparently the US tariffs aren't the only variable in the US vs. Canada iX3 pricing. I'd be curious to see an apples to oranges comparison of US and Canadian iX3 pricing and packages to see who really gets more or pays less.Canadians have to pay 1500CAD for "Driving Assistant Plus & Highway Assistant" (that is on top of the 4900CAD Premium Package which includes the basic Driving Assistant Plus). No breakdown of what features are included though, but I'm guessing it's equivalent to Driving Assistance Professional available in the USA.
buddybutler wroteWhen I have done the exercise of comparing in the past, sometimes Canadians pay less, sometimes Americans pay less. Due to the hurdles in place preventing buying cross border they don't need to match the prices across borders.so even if spec for spec the Canadian car is cheaper at today's exchange rate, you can't conclude that the difference is due to tariffs.tank11 wroteHmmm. Other posters have noticed that Canadians are ordering iX3s for about $5000 less (in USD terms) than US residents. But the Canadian version doesn't include Driving Assistant plus, which is standard in the US.. and Canadians have to pay 4900 CAD to get DA+ in a package with other stuff. Apparently the US tariffs aren't the only variable in the US vs. Canada iX3 pricing. I'd be curious to see an apples to oranges comparison of US and Canadian iX3 pricing and packages to see who really gets more or pays less.Canadians have to pay 1500CAD for "Driving Assistant Plus & Highway Assistant" (that is on top of the 4900CAD Premium Package which includes the basic Driving Assistant Plus). No breakdown of what features are included though, but I'm guessing it's equivalent to Driving Assistance Professional available in the USA.
Zepking wroteNo it doesn't, and he's constantly wrong about this kind of thing.adds more value to a car in the used market afterwards.
