Comments on: iDrive to have 80GB hard disk http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/ BMW News and Opinion, BMW M3, BMW 1M, BMW 1 Series, BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW X5, BMW X6, BMW X3, BMW X1 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Winfried http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-4672 Winfried Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:55:17 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-4672 <p>I ordered my new X5 before Xmas and during the configuration of the accessories I was told by the dealers chef technician, that the new CIC should be available in the X5 soon. Yesterday my dealer told me that the new CIC will not be build into the X5 in the foreseable future (as he was told by BMW Munich) as he got the latest update for the X5 Massnahmenkatalog (catalog of measures) . Also no improvements on the motor side, meaning no Euro 5 adaption</p> I ordered my new X5 before Xmas and during the configuration of the accessories I was told by the dealers chef technician, that the new CIC should be available in the X5 soon. Yesterday my dealer told me that the new CIC will not be build into the X5 in the foreseable future (as he was told by BMW Munich) as he got the latest update for the X5 Massnahmenkatalog (catalog of measures) . Also no improvements on the motor side, meaning no Euro 5 adaption

]]> By: erstes Bild - neuer iDrive Controller im X6 : BMW X6 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-3612 erstes Bild - neuer iDrive Controller im X6 : BMW X6 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:10:44 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-3612 <p>[...] The X5 and X6 should receive the new CIC — the acronym apparently stands for Car Infortainment Computer — starting with March 2009 production. See: http://www.bimmerfile.com/.../#more-284 [...]</p> [...] The X5 and X6 should receive the new CIC — the acronym apparently stands for Car Infortainment Computer — starting with March 2009 production. See: http://www.bimmerfile.com/…/#more-284 [...]

]]> By: Car Guides » BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1578 Car Guides » BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 14:18:18 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1578 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: Nuevo I Drive: HD 40 GB, y totalmente personalizable. - P http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1551 Nuevo I Drive: HD 40 GB, y totalmente personalizable. - P Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:36:22 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1551 <p>[...] publicado por Gus BimmerFile</p> [...] publicado por Gus BimmerFile

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | Joxx.net http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | Joxx.net Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:30:55 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1427 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 - The Automotive News http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1423 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 - The Automotive News Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:49:14 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1423 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1421 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | 9autos.com http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | 9autos.com Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:17 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1420 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | SeekHub.net http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1419 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | SeekHub.net Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:23:06 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1419 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | Cars Blog http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 | Cars Blog Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:00:50 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1418 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: Auto Clerks » BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Auto Clerks » BMW ditching navigation DVDs for 2009 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:32:20 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1417 <p>[...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]</p> [...] MY 2009 cars will get a new iDrive system with a 40GB hard drive. According to Bimmerfile, the drive allotment will have 12GB dedicated to navigational maps (and 8GB for entertainment and 10GB for your address book, [...]

]]> By: BMW iDrive Navigation System getting a 40GB hard drive http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1159 BMW iDrive Navigation System getting a 40GB hard drive Thu, 29 May 2008 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1159 <p>[...] friends at Bimmerfile are reporting that the next generation iDrive system will be getting an internal 40GB hard drive. [...]</p> [...] friends at Bimmerfile are reporting that the next generation iDrive system will be getting an internal 40GB hard drive. [...]

]]> By: GSKChicago http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 GSKChicago Wed, 28 May 2008 15:29:26 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1152 <p>Wouldn't mind seeing Apple design an interface. I thikn they'd nail it first time around!</p> Wouldn’t mind seeing Apple design an interface. I thikn they’d nail it first time around!

]]> By: Gabe http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Gabe Wed, 28 May 2008 02:29:07 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1145 <blockquote> <p>Why can’t BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti…etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers.</p> </blockquote> <p>Sony is the last company I'd want creating any sort of interface.</p>

Why can’t BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti…etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers.

Sony is the last company I’d want creating any sort of interface.

]]> By: Michael http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Michael Wed, 28 May 2008 01:14:16 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1144 <blockquote>Dan C. Hate to say it, but it sounds like BMW still doesn’t get it. They should be doing what the folks at Dash are doing — a 2-way connected platform that can evolve over time. Otherwise, this will look as ancient in 10 years as the temperature/mileage displays of 1998 cars look to us now.</blockquote> <p>We have indications that BMW will be including two way communication as well hence the reason there is GSM capability. We are trying to confirm certain things at this time and will get that to you as soon as possible.</p> Dan C. Hate to say it, but it sounds like BMW still doesn’t get it. They should be doing what the folks at Dash are doing — a 2-way connected platform that can evolve over time. Otherwise, this will look as ancient in 10 years as the temperature/mileage displays of 1998 cars look to us now.

We have indications that BMW will be including two way communication as well hence the reason there is GSM capability. We are trying to confirm certain things at this time and will get that to you as soon as possible.

]]> By: Michael http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 Michael Wed, 28 May 2008 01:10:39 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1143 <blockquote>BCLemans: Anything other than I-Drive is indeed good news. “..used in MOST-bus vehicles without “Professional” satellite navigation” certainly doesn’t sound state-of-the-art to me”. Why can’t BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti…etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers. </blockquote> <p>Just because a manufacturer makes a system that is not using the latest technology does not mean that it does not also make other options using the latest technology; ie Sony still makes DVD players but also makes Blu Ray players as well.</p> <p>While we welcome opinions and we thank you for your comment I can not agree with having Lexus and Infinity design the system.If you have spent more than 30 minutes with an (non 7 series) iDrive based car it is obvious that it is more intuitive and requires less time with your eyes off the wheel. Just like the first computers had DOS, then Windows and now Linux/OS X things evolve in technology. Touch screens are not as user friendly over time, screen smudging/eyes off the road etc. The issue with iDrive is the speed and layout of the menus, it has improved over time. Using the system regularly becomes second nature and does not require you to glance at the screen for significant periods of time. Voice commands remedy most choices anyways (works like a champ for me). This new generation will have well positioned keys and an improved GUI and menu structure, the processing power will be greatly improved as well to speed up system tasks, all in all this will be a leap in a serious of steps. The main issue with iDrive is that BMW was at the mercy of the supplier and yes they had a hand in design and implementation but they still did not produce the product, Siemens VDO did (notice they did not "win" the job this go around).</p> BCLemans: Anything other than I-Drive is indeed good news. “..used in MOST-bus vehicles without “Professional” satellite navigation” certainly doesn’t sound state-of-the-art to me”. Why can’t BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti…etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers.

Just because a manufacturer makes a system that is not using the latest technology does not mean that it does not also make other options using the latest technology; ie Sony still makes DVD players but also makes Blu Ray players as well.

While we welcome opinions and we thank you for your comment I can not agree with having Lexus and Infinity design the system.If you have spent more than 30 minutes with an (non 7 series) iDrive based car it is obvious that it is more intuitive and requires less time with your eyes off the wheel. Just like the first computers had DOS, then Windows and now Linux/OS X things evolve in technology. Touch screens are not as user friendly over time, screen smudging/eyes off the road etc. The issue with iDrive is the speed and layout of the menus, it has improved over time. Using the system regularly becomes second nature and does not require you to glance at the screen for significant periods of time. Voice commands remedy most choices anyways (works like a champ for me). This new generation will have well positioned keys and an improved GUI and menu structure, the processing power will be greatly improved as well to speed up system tasks, all in all this will be a leap in a serious of steps. The main issue with iDrive is that BMW was at the mercy of the supplier and yes they had a hand in design and implementation but they still did not produce the product, Siemens VDO did (notice they did not “win” the job this go around).

]]> By: BCLemans http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 BCLemans Tue, 27 May 2008 21:12:14 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1141 <p>Anything other than I-Drive is indeed good news. "..used in MOST-bus vehicles without “Professional” satellite navigation" certainly doesn't sound state-of-the-art to me".</p> <p>Why can't BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti...etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers.</p> Anything other than I-Drive is indeed good news. “..used in MOST-bus vehicles without “Professional” satellite navigation” certainly doesn’t sound state-of-the-art to me”.

Why can’t BMW subcontract a Japanese company to do the interface? Sony is the #1 consumer electronics brand in Germany and the Japanese folks seems more capable to bring out better interfaces (Lexus, Infiniti…etc). If BMW can make this step, it can certainly win a lot more customers.

]]> By: illegalprelude http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 illegalprelude Tue, 27 May 2008 20:56:16 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1140 <p>I dont think BMW cares as much of what the used car market is thinking about the 335i in 2013....</p> I dont think BMW cares as much of what the used car market is thinking about the 335i in 2013….

]]> By: Dan C. http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 Dan C. Tue, 27 May 2008 19:09:18 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1138 <p>Hate to say it, but it sounds like BMW still doesn't get it. They should be doing what the folks at Dash are doing -- a 2-way connected platform that can evolve over time. Otherwise, this will look as ancient in 10 years as the temperature/mileage displays of 1998 cars look to us now.</p> Hate to say it, but it sounds like BMW still doesn’t get it. They should be doing what the folks at Dash are doing — a 2-way connected platform that can evolve over time. Otherwise, this will look as ancient in 10 years as the temperature/mileage displays of 1998 cars look to us now.

]]> By: Michael http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Michael Tue, 27 May 2008 12:12:42 +0000 http://www.bimmerfile.com/2008/05/26/idrive-to-have-40gb-hard-disk/#comment-1136 <p>Gabe,</p> <p>I could not agree more, the BMW concept has always been superior but they have been using antiquated bits... they are seeing the light finally.</p> Gabe,

I could not agree more, the BMW concept has always been superior but they have been using antiquated bits… they are seeing the light finally.

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