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Across North America, BMW Group now delivers weather data provided by The Weather Company within its vehicles fitted with ConnectedDrive systems, the automaker announced on Wednesday.

This partnership provides BMW owners with increased insight regarding weather conditions to help them make informed decisions on traveling safely and efficiently.

"Weather is one of the biggest influences on our daily lives, and certainly informs our decisions and experiences while driving," The Weather Company general manager Cameron Clayton said in a news release.

"Leveraging the power of the Internet of Things and working with BMW North America allows us to further our mission to help keep people safe and informed by providing millions of drivers with convenient access to the most accurate, precise, real-time weather information possible. Within its ConnectedDrive system, BMW provides engaging and connected experiences for drivers and we're incredibly honored to be part of that experience."

Since October, most BMW vehicles in North America that are navigation-equipped include weather information provided by The Weather Company's consumer brand, The Weather Channel.

The weather information provides drivers with current conditions, daily weather overviews and five-day forecast report.

A widget also displays forecasted high and low temperatures for three days.

Every 15 minutes, the Weather Company generates hyperlocal forecasts for 2.2 billion locations using its IoT platform,  in addition to weather data from national meteorological agencies and more than 800 other data sources.

The weather enterprise possesses one of the largest IoT networks in the world, according to the weather data provider.

“With this agreement, The Weather Channel brings to BMW North America its rich history of forecast accuracy, precision and superior weather information, to help millions of drivers travel confidently and safely,” said The Weather Company.

In related news,  a report recently released by The Weather Company showed that cooler temperatures and inclement weather more likely drive consumers to choose to stay home and want to do research online via their mobile devices or home computers instead of making that trip out to a showroom floor to scout potential purchases.  Auto Remarketing's coverage of that story can be found here.