BMW tests IP networked iDrive car
![](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/WZL2gjlkg0uIZWaz11VxzA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTMyNw--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/aaE6jqgz8X_ZBs_tW6yF3w--~B/aD0yMDQ7dz00NDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-/https://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/12/bmw-idrive-ip-network.jpg)
BMW has started testing an IP solution for its cars that uses standard ethernet to connect car components to the central computer. The testbed could potentially lower costs: if not due to the physical component cost, then as a result of the IPv6 protocol's future-proof design. BMW even feels satisfied that the IP network can cope with safety features, which may be undermined somewhat by the inevitable attempts at high-speed LAN parties in the back seat.
[Via Autoblog]