BMW’s iDrive infotainment system is undergoing a radical change. This week, the automaker rolled out a “close-to-production” version of its backbone software infrastructure at the Consumer Electronics ...

One of my major complaints in life is that the fancy touch screens on modern cars are often just a tiny little bit out of reach for me, making their use vaguely inconvenient. It’s not very hard but ...

Oh, the iDrive knob. BMW‘s dial was an innovative attempt at improving ease of control for all the new conveniences cars began to offer about 25 years ago. But it’s been steeped in so much discourse ...

BMW shows off the next generation of its in-car operating system and the next-generation iDrive media system at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. Dubbed BMW Operating System X ...

With everything turning digital nowadays, long gone are the days when auto manufacturers only equipped their vehicles with buttons and dials, with minor exceptions. Having an intuitive interaction ...

It may have seemed like vaporware when we first saw a preview of it in BMW’s Neue Klasse concept vehicles back in 2024, but vaporware it isn't: BMW has revealed the its cutting-edge Panoramic iDrive ...

BMW this summer will start rolling out an updated version of iDrive (version 8.5) that aims to make using the interface system faster and more intuitive. The key change will be the introduction of a ...

Before the company royally angered its fanbase with bucktooth grilles and charging a subscription fee for heated seats, BMW pissed traditionalists off in the early 2000s with its then-new iDrive ...

Though they are not software companies, automakers like offering unique infotainment interface flavors in their vehicles. They can sometimes be overly complex and difficult to use, especially while ...