djsaad1 wrote

Doesn't a yellow light already do that?

Only if you count "one-Mississippi, two-Mississippi" and so on yourself...

I think this is awesome

Hopefully it will integrate with the start stop system so that when I arrive at a red light the car won't turn off if the light is about to change

Now it just need to tell us where the cops hide

JNoSol wrote

Now it just need to tell us where the cops hide

LOL. Waze does a great job of this especially when you see that 10+ people have confirmed it it's quite accurate. Love the app.

Seems to me like a semi useful feature. Somewhat distracting to see this inside the car plus pay attention to the intersection esp. when most accidents are likely to happen at/around intersections.

MightyMouseTech wrote

Guess we are lucky here in Ottawa as the cross walks show the time remaining on green lights. It is meant for pedestrians, but very handy for drivers as well. Not sure how much more useful the app would be.

They look like this:

Love it! This app is for those moving the deck chairs around on the Titanic.

rr006rbc wrote

LOL. Waze does a great job of this especially when you see that 10+ people have confirmed it it's quite accurate. Love the app.

Yep, Waze plus a quality radar detector and you're golden.

Neet but useless app. Have no need for this and never will. How about an app that just tells you to look ahead down the road and pay attention to the lights. This app wouldn't even save me 1 second of time in rush hour when all the lights change at the same time.

MightyMouseTech wrote

Guess we are lucky here in Ottawa as the cross walks show the time remaining on green lights. It is meant for pedestrians, but very handy for drivers as well. Not sure how much more useful the app would be.

They look like this:

It's only good for Line of Sight.............. what if it was obscured by a.... for example... another sign or truck?

ahero4eternity wrote  

Installed the app. Said it doesn't support my area yet?

The map based on the site that someone posted shows limited coverage. Like limited, limited coverage, beta at best in those cities that have access :-/

Technic wrote

In the US you find those countdown-timer displays at the pedestrian crossings posts, not at the traffic lights. Normally these timers can tell you when the green light is showing up at your lane within 5 seconds or less.

Durr.

Dackelone wrote

What countries have THAT ??? Here in Germany, we don't even have turn right on a red light! lol

Croatia of all places is a great example.

I can stop speeding up at yellow lights by impulse now!

Jason wrote

"(...) The EnLighten app makes driving in cities easier by helping the driver anticipate traffic signal changes, which can increase safety and help save fuel by avoiding unnecessary acceleration. (...)"

Yes, that's exactly the purpose it will serve....to avoid unnecessary acceleration

trey100 wrote  

I don't see the use for this. How would this help me in say New York City where you are surrounded by buses and cabs and people cutting you off every moment? Lights change every 2 minutes. I can't see you actually planning your route based on this and I can't see how it helps on your current route. So you speed up if the app says the light is changing? Really?

Exactly.

Myaddiction wrote

Who was asking for this? Can I get Waze instead? For a car company that sells itself as technology focused they can't get their electronics right.

My sentiments exactly on getting Waze or something like it instead. This app is totally useless in areas where you have severe traffic congestion. How does timing the light help when you can't even make it across the intersection in a timely manner to worry about the light timing? If this app were used in conjunction with an app that takes into account traffic, then we might have something.

This is pretty awesome

This is junk. Something for cities to waste tax money on so the mayor can say they are doing something to help congestion and a company can get rich off of.

Guessing this is BMWNA's doing since this doesn't exist anywhere but two cities here in the USA?

Sad when the first thing I do in my 70k BMW is install a phone mount because the software is a thousand times better in my 700 dollar Iphone 6. Don't worry BMW, all the other manufacturers are horrible as well. God forbid you do anything to stand out. I'm guessing research has shown its better to spend money on marketing then products.

Ok, done ranting.

Interesting, now it just needs to let you know if their are traffic lights cameras.

Of all places. Here in LA should've been first

boramkiv wrote

Once again BMW beat Audi to a big technological achievement.
I read last year that Audi was working on this same tech, yet BMW brings it to the table first, just like laser headlights.
Kudos BMW.

This is very awesome because any stoplight at an intersection today that doesn't have sensors which allow the secondary roadway to go with little to no cars and allows the primary roadway (with heavier traffic during peak hours) to stop frequently is outdated, and certainly doesn't help with any fuel efficiency.

This is just a crude integration with the existing iphone app. Its hardly next gen. Run this app and you cant then use any other app .....

Bmw's connected drive app platform is a complete joke. Its seen no major update interms of overall architecture since it was originally released. The app switching rarely works properly. Apps often run slow and sometimes never start properly.

pepsih wrote  

well cool but what if i'm a android guy????!

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You drive a BMW. Surely you can afford an iPhone.
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