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I can’t help thinking that massive touchscreens will eventually be phased out, as they’re bloody distracting and dangerous. It’s illegal to use your phone while driving in the UK, so how this technology gets approved is bizarre.
I’ve just today bought my wife a new 128ti, which has IDrive 7, deliberately before the LCI is announced with IDrive 8 or 8.5 in a few months time. |
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03-08-2023, 11:47 AM | #46 |
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As long as the iDrive controller remains, I will be satisfied. I know they removed it from the X1. Hopefully just cost-cutting on entry-level models and not a sign of things to come. One of the reasons I'm getting out of Porsche as a DD and back into BMW is the infotainment and hand controller in BMW.
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I still don't understand why would they not upgrade the current iDrive 8 to 8.5!! 8.5 after all is Linux based just like 8, 8.5 is a curved touchscreen base system. I understand 8.5 may add support for additional hardware to support Highway Assist but it still should support other hardware which is being run on iD8!!
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Yeah it sucks that us iDrive 8 owners aren’t getting iDrive 8.5’s zero layer UX - frankly I like the way it lays things out.
Meanwhile in Stuttgart, MB announced that the new C-Class and S-Class are getting OTA updates to the latest MBUX…which also includes a zero layer UX. https://www.motor1.com/news/651890/m...ux-ota-update/ No need for them to wait for a certain build week for a switch.. 🤯
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I have an allocation for a MY24 X5 50e thats supposed to be built in April… Really hoping this update is retroactive considering how odd it would be to have 3 months of production that would stay on an “outdated” system. Regardless, I believe that user friendliness was peak with iDrive 6 and 7 and this is just the new norm. I love my 3 series with iDrive 8 the most due to the size of the screen for CarPlay and crisp graphics, but it would be nice to be able to have the changes they mentioned to make the OS even better. It looks way more refined and it’s a no-brained to have the shortcuts at the bottom of the screen rather than a large strip of black that just says “Climate Menu”.
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Does anyone actually use the bmw system? Like surely everyone must use CarPlay by now so why all the concerns over their idrive numbers.
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Such poor software product management from Bmw, they need a better pm and better product roadmapping
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I with BMW would do the same with the current hardware with iDrive 8, especially since iDrive 8.5 uses the same 14.9” screen and Linux base, and since 8 is still pretty new.
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so maybe not only the screen but also other hardware inside the new 8.5 headunits will be different than those of idrive 8 which we have now. Personally, I dont think they'll be upgrading ever from 8 to 8.5 and people will be forced to buy new cars if they want the upgrade... |
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Someone needs to update the press release in post 1. Seems like there was an update to the release per BMW USA News:
https://www.bmwusanews.com/newsrelease.do?id=4113&mid= Quote:
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