This past summer, new on-board technology upgrades were rolled out to BMW customers that own vehicles with iDrive 7-powered infotainment systems. These updates include the iDrive 7-compatible Amazon ...

BMW just announced a couple different tech initiatives. One is a software update for iDrive 7.0 that will be sent out wirelessly to BMWs equipped with that infotainment software. The second is an ...

Starting in June, BMW is rolling out over-the-air updates to 1.3 million vehicles worldwide beginning in Germany. The update will improve maps on iDrive 7 and will add Amazon Alexa integration in four ...

View post: Porsche Engineers Just Solved a Problem Most Carmakers Didn’t Know Existed The home screen consists of customizable tiles that let you choose what you’d like to display. I like the default ...

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's infotainment system, iDrive, is a one-stop-shop for navigation, climate control, music, and Bluetooth technology - all conveniently located on the driver's screen. Since its introduction in 2001 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...