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Should BMW Keep Buttons or Go All-In on Screens?

Should BMW Keep Buttons or Go All-In on Screens?

BMW has subscribed to the trend that is sweeping the automotive industry, which is seeing functions that used to be served by physical buttons now moved to a screen or menu in the infotainment. Or…

BMW Won't Put Ads Inside Your Car

BMW Won’t Put Ads Inside Your Car

With infotainments getting bigger, it’s understandable why some automakers are toying around with the idea of putting ads inside your car. Selling commercials that would be displayed on the center screen would create a new…

We Asked BMW: Why Are Physical Buttons Going Away?

BMW Neue Klasse EVs Won't Have The iDrive Controller

BMW Neue Klasse EVs Won’t Have The iDrive Controller

BMW introduced iDrive on a production car with the 7 Series (E65/E66) back in 2001. However, we remember first seeing the multimedia controller in 1999 on the Z9 concept. There was an even older car…

How to Check for BMW iDrive Software Updates

How to Check for BMW iDrive Software Updates

With the gradual rollout of BMW’s latest iDrive 8.5 and upcoming iDrive 9 to their vehicle lineup, many BMW owners frequently inquire about the process of determining whether updates are available for their iDrive systems….

iDrive 8.5 coming to certain U.S. models this July

iDrive 8.5 coming to certain U.S. models this July

BMW of North America announced today that certain models will get the iDrive 8.5 operating system starting this July. The BMW Operating System 8.5 will be implemented in the following BMW models: iX, i4, and…