The round control knob that's been a staple of the company's cars since it debuted in 2001 succumbs to BMW's new Panoramic ...

the Munich-based automaker announced the end of its iDrive controller. Replacing the iconic rotary control knob is BMW's new Panoramic Vision, a completely haptic multi-touchscreen-based system ...

It comes down to driver connection. “Something is happening when you have those large TV screens in your car that disconnect you from the road,” Weber said, as he went on to poke fun at Mercedes’ ...

seeing as certain BMW models like the X2 running iDrive 9 already ditched it for touchscreen-only control (others, like the X3, kept it). But now that BMW is moving ahead to its advanced new Opera ...

This system also does away with the stalwart iDrive controller dial and some of the wacky gesture controls BMW has implemented on earlier iDrive systems. The new operating system flies under BMW ...

The hardware will be consistent: say goodbye to the iDrive knob, and hello to touch controls. More shockingly, BMW is deleting the ... you just can’t control it via a knob anymore.

Auto Express can confirm that the trusty BMW iDrive controller is officially dead, as the brand goes all-in on touchscreens for its next-generation interior layout, which has just been revealed in ...

BMW has announced that it will abandon panels with large integrated screens in its new models, adopting an innovative concept ...

and feature touch-sensitive buttons to control everything from making telephone calls to activating driver assistance systems. Hands on with the new-generation BMW iDrive We’ve already had the ...

This system also does away with the stalwart iDrive controller dial and some of the wacky gesture controls BMW has implemented on earlier iDrive systems. The new operating system flies under BMW ...

Revealed at CES 2025, BMW Panoramic iDrive will be the default hardware ... take over most of the functions normally delegated to control stalks and levers, like windshield wipers, turn signals ...

The Panoramic iDrive system is said to retain ... the optional 3D head-up display, all tie into BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant and voice control system. It will respond via a prompt of ...