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Originally Posted by Cabbage
I just recently placed my order for a 2021 M550i so I am hoping that it will be able to update to iDrive 8.0. Thanks for the help!
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iDrive 7 cars such as your MY2021 M550i won't be able to update to iDrive 8. BMW will limit that to cars equipped with the iDrive 8 head unit. You'll likely get some iDrive 8 features like an improved BMW Personal Assistant via Remote Software Updates (RSU) on iDrive 7, but to what extent no one knows (it could even be to no extent at all and BMW skips adding new features).
I would go in assuming you won't get any new features as that's the known pattern of BMW. What develops over time will be made clearer as time passes, but as I, and others have said, don't get your hopes up.
As I said earlier though, iDrive 8 looks pretty incremental compared to iDrive 7. It isn't looking anything like Mercedes Benz HyperScreen where they are radically rethinking their in car UI and hardware setup in pretty dramatic ways.
Enjoy your G30! I'm sure you'll smile handsomely behind the wheel!