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Mat Gallagher

BMW unveils the next-generation iDrive, and it’s wild

BMW iDrive OSX demo.

The next generation of BMW electric vehicles will offer one of the biggest changes in infotainment systems we’ve seen to date. The new iDrive system features what BMW calls it’s operating system X (or OSX), but this is far more than a software update.

The iDrive OSX comprises four main parts, including new steering wheel controls, an unusually shaped central screen, a 3D head-up display and the star of the show, the panoramic vision. This is a screen that is projected onto the very bottom of the windscreen to provide driving information and media across the full width of the car that’s visible to all.

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