On their own webpage it says:
***Your ECU must be taken to an approved Active Autowerke F3X dealer for the initial flash, or it must be shipped to Active Autowerke before you are able to load our maps with a Simon 3 cable from your home. So nothing new - this is also an ECU out/bootload/OBD unlock solution.
https://store.activeautowerke.com/co...oftware-tuning