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Engadget: BMW recently revealed their latest in-car multimedia system at the Geneva Motor Show.

According to Wired blog Autopia, the system can be loaded up with audio and video content off your PC via WiFi while you’re parked in the driveway, or via a cellular link when you’re on the road.

Unfortunately, they didn’t provide many details on the console itself, other than that it boasts 20GB of storage and will apparently be able to record radio content as well.

It’s also not clear when we might see such a system installed in a future BMW, with the company only saying that it “could” be commercially available within three years, adding that licensing and copyright issues are (not surprisingly) the main things holding it back.

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HardwareZone: BMW today announced the availability of Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI) in select BMW models (i.e. the X5, M5, M6, and the 3, 5, and 6 Series) sold in the States. The new service will offer timely traffic information and dynamic rerouting.

Unlike other automobile manufacturers that charge a recurring monthly fee for RTTI, or require customers to pay for an additional satellite radio service, BMW has included RTTI as part of the cost of the navigation system for select 2007 BMW models. There are no activation fees or recurring monthly charges to BMW customers for 4 years.

BMW’s new RTTI service will be available in as many as 44 major metropolitan markets through Clear Channel’s Total Traffic Network, Clear Channel Radio’s award-winning programming and technology service that delivers Real Time Traffic Information directly to vehicles over its extensive network of FM radio stations.

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