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 ...

BMW on Monday released more details on its latest iDrive infotainment system. This marks the eighth generation since iDrive launched in 2001 on the BMW 7-Series. The iDrive 8 system launches in the ...

The new iDrive will be seen first in the 2022 iX. BMW says the new system builds on the Operating System 7 software launched in 2018 and that the new iDrive is going to take “the burgeoning ...

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 ...

The new infotainment system is more like a complete makeover for BMW's digital interface, and it's coming first to its new EVs. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, ...

It’s been 20 years since BMW led the charge into the now ubiquitous world of centrally accessed infotainment systems. The new iDrive 8 offers more features than you’ll grasp at first, and now includes ...

Our own Ed Loh called it "an idea so simple, so elegant, yet so powerful it was to change the way the world interacted with the automobile." Arthur St. Antoine said it was a "maddeningly convoluted ...

We’ve been connecting our iPods up to our car stereos for a few years now, and BMW plans a next-gen iDevice interface that may even let you control apps while you drive. Does that sound safe? At first ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

BMW iDrive was one of the first automotive infotainment systems, debuting in 2001 on the 7 Series luxury car. To celebrate iDrive’s 20th anniversary, BMW previewed the next-generation system — set to ...