These widgets are customizable, too, even to the point of making them visible only to select occupants.
Moving infotainment screens to the windshield means you dont need to look away from the road to see anything.
Beyond improved safety, the Panoramic Vision should make it easier to create your ideal driving environment.
Senior Vice President of BMW Group Design Adrian van Hooydonk presented the Panoramic iDrive at CES 2025.© BMW Group
The iDrive system also includes controls with haptic feedback on the steering wheel.
All in all, its a new level of interactivity and digitization for BMW.
The Panoramic Vision is the latest in a series of efforts by BMW to balance entertainment with safety.
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In 2023, it unveiledsmart glasses for motorcycliststo bring HUDs to motorcycles.
The iDrive platform itself premiered back in 2001 with a less cluttered, more consolidated dashboard.
With this most recent innovation, BMW is setting itself up for future updates.
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Alongside the new HUD, the Panoramic iDrive brings an upgraded operating system.
How BMWs tech affects safety and convenience will become clearer when it comes out later in 2025.
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