Pour one out for the iDrive knob. Nearly a quarter-century after debuting in production form back in 2001 in the E65-/E66-generation 7-series and becoming a staple of the carmaker's models, BMW is ...

The second improvement is the introduction of iDrive Touch, which is a touchpad interface like those first used on some Audi models that's embedded on the top of BMW's familiar iDrive rotary knob ...

BMW just revealed its latest infotainment system interface at this Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and in the same breath, the Munich-based automaker announced the end of its iDrive controller.

Dubbed the BMW Panoramic iDrive, the infotainment offering consists ... like defrosting the windshield with one touch, or locating the volume for the radio without diving into numerous menus.

BMW is reconsidering cabin functionality and technology as part of its new generation of models, dubbed "Neue Klasse" models, ...

The next generation of BMW ... of the iDrive system on the road. The Panoramic Vision is far less intrusive than it can initially seem, and appears more like the menu bar, or famed touch bar ...

BMW’s new Panaoramic iDrive infotainment system ... BMW has pulled a neat trick by creating a new layout that distils the controls really logically. Using one-touch simplicity, the new BMW system ...

This week at CES 2025, BMW has revealed a new iDrive system that it calls iDrive with Panoramic Vision. In a bid to reduce dependency on in-car displays, this new system utilizes the car’s ...

BMW iDrive revolutionised ... its enormity means “the touch interface is as big as possible, and the buttons can be as big as possible,” says Bauer. Meanwhile the thin bezel maximises screen ...

To be used on the future BMW cars, it brings a combination of angular touchscreen, windshield-wide HUD and LLM-powered AI assistant. Getting into the details, the Panoramic iDrive offers a central ...