As the next generation of new cars, BMW officially publishes the 8th generation IDRIVE operating system, using large-size surface screens and knob operation interface, and supports daily conversation speech control and gesture identification. Following Mercedes-Benz’s Mbux Hyperscreen, BMW’s IDRIVE is also replaced with a surface screen, which may preview the future direction of the luxury car market. It is expected that the most applicable vehicle is IX pure electric SUV, and the 4th generation is changed to 7 Series flagship sedan will also be equipped.
From the introduction of IDRIVE, there have been 20 years since the initial generation of Idrive, during the period experienced 7 generations, the latest 8th generation was described by BMW as “the strongest” in history, but true The focus is that this IDRIVE will be an operating system that spans the pure era. Therefore, on the hardware configuration, BMW uses a touch surface screen, with a central handrail front knob operation interface to provide a convenient use experience. In addition, a large increase in command is running speed, bringing more personalization options, more accelerating the download speed of OTA cloud update.
Display mode In addition to Efficient, Sport, Individual, the “Calm” mode is added, and the display information will be reduced under this setting, only the current vehicle speed is reserved. Reduce driving distractions. BMW is still developing more new modes, and will provide users to download updates after completion. Unlike the 7th generation, it is more “My MODES” function, replacing Drive Experience Control, driving yourself to preset up to 10 sets of parameters. 
iDrive uses image interface to facilitate driving operation identification, in addition to this, with BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant, support natural conversation speech recognition operations. The owner seems to chat with live people. A new generation of IDRIVE uses 5G networks, accelerating the OTA cloud update download speed. Navigation, parking lotInformation, charging point information … and other functions are connected in series with online map, ensuring that users can enjoy the latest information at any time.
