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Due to its sheer size, squeezing the i7 xDrive60<\/a> between an i3 hatchback and an X3 crossover is not for everyone, or so this ad suggests. \u201cParking, the ultimate challenge\u201d can be easily completed with only a few taps of the 14.9-inch touchscreen. The ad shows the driver accessing the BMW ConnectedDrive Store to purchase a one-month subscription for the Parking Assistant Professional for \u20ac52 (about $55 at current exchange rates).<\/p>\n<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nLaunched last month as an over-the-air update<\/a>, remote parking allows owners to step outside of their vehicle and perform the parking maneuver remotely via smartphone by using the My BMW App. It can be done from a distance of up to six meters (nearly 20 feet). The subscription is available only on cars that weren\u2019t ordered from the factory with the Parking Assistant Professional. 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<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nLaunched last month as an over-the-air update<\/a>, remote parking allows owners to step outside of their vehicle and perform the parking maneuver remotely via smartphone by using the My BMW App. It can be done from a distance of up to six meters (nearly 20 feet). The subscription is available only on cars that weren\u2019t ordered from the factory with the Parking Assistant Professional. If a customer buys the i7 with this feature from the get-go, it\u2019ll be permanently active, so they won\u2019t be paying for it twice.<\/p>\nThe commercial doesn\u2019t make subscriptions any less controversial because it highlights how automakers are putting certain features behind a paywall to generate new revenue. 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Launched last month as an over-the-air update<\/a>, remote parking allows owners to step outside of their vehicle and perform the parking maneuver remotely via smartphone by using the My BMW App. It can be done from a distance of up to six meters (nearly 20 feet). The subscription is available only on cars that weren\u2019t ordered from the factory with the Parking Assistant Professional. If a customer buys the i7 with this feature from the get-go, it\u2019ll be permanently active, so they won\u2019t be paying for it twice.<\/p>\nThe commercial doesn\u2019t make subscriptions any less controversial because it highlights how automakers are putting certain features behind a paywall to generate new revenue. 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