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November 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Pirelli’s Cyber Tyre: The Smart Tire Tech That Could Shape BMW’s Future

There’s something quietly revolutionary happening in the world of performance cars and it could easily find its way into the next generation of MINIs....

by Staff

Video Hands-on With The BMW iDrive X & its Panoramic Vision

by Gabriel Bridger

BMW CEO: Ban on Combustion Engines is the Wrong Approach

by Alex Sitbon

Video Review: The New BMW iDrive & Panoramic Vision

by Gabriel Bridger

First Review – New BMW iDrive With Panoramic Vision

Over the last few generations, BMW’s vaunted iDrive digital experience has become bloated and complex. Its lead in the marketplace has been lost and...

by Gabriel Bridger September 2, 2023March 26, 2024

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BMW Group Partners with AirConsole to Introduce In-Car Gaming Experience in the New BMW 5 Series

In a groundbreaking collaboration, BMW Group has joined forces with the popular gaming platform AirConsole to revolutionize the in-car entertainment landscape. For the first...

by Staff June 13, 2023December 9, 2024

Technology

BMW OS 8.5 Is Rolling Out – Find Out What Models are Getting it and When

This summer BMW is rolling out the highly anticipated BMW OS 8.5 to a handful of compatible models. The revised operating system will include...

by Gabriel Bridger May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

Technology

BMW and Meta present joint research for interlinking extended reality with digital vehicle ecosystems

BMW and Meta’s Reality Labs Research have made significant strides in the realm of virtual reality (VR) and more importantly mixed reality (MR) in...

by Staff May 17, 2023May 22, 2023

BF Feature Technology

First Look: The BMW Panoramic Vision Heads-Up Display

When we previewed the Vision DEE at CES earlier this year, the standout feature (beyond the refreshingly minimal design language) was the in-glass heads-up...

by Gabriel Bridger March 15, 2023March 15, 2023

Official News Technology

BMW Previews iDrive 8.5 and 9.0

iDrive as we know it is about to change. BMW is introducing two new versions of iDrive – iDrive 8.5 and iDrive 9.0 later...

by Staff March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

BMW X5 G05 X5 Technology

BMW is Bringing Back Hydrogen int he Form of the BMW iX5

Many of you will remember BMW’s first foray into Hydrogen in the early 2000s. That 7 Series used liquid hydrogen and came with enormous...

by Gabriel Bridger February 27, 2023February 27, 2023

Technology

BMW to Integrate Android Auto in Some Vehicles Starting Next Year

BMW has announced it will begin integrating Android Auto in some of its vehicles beginning in March of 2023. But what this change means...

by Gabriel Bridger June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Official News Technology

BMW OS8 To Launch New Features in July

BMW is making the most of its quarterly over the air updates (OTAs) as it preps for another upgrade this July. There are a...

by Gabriel Bridger May 18, 2022May 18, 2022

BMW X7 G07 X7 Technology

BMW to Debut Level 2+ Autonomy in the 2023 BMW X7

Along with a host of changes to the refreshed 2023 BMW X7, we’ll also be getting a new and improved automotive features. The system...

by Staff April 28, 2022May 18, 2022

1 Series 2 Series Technology

BMW Introduces Radically New Gear Selector & Kills iDrive on Small Cars

Late last year BMW unveiled its first next generation front wheel drive car – the 2 Series Active Tourer. As we noted at the...

by Staff April 22, 2022May 18, 2022

Technology

BMW 5G ESIM, Digital Key Plus and eDrive Zones Launched in the US

OFFICIAL RELEASE: BMW 5G eSIM, Digital Key Plus and eDrive Launched in the US With the launch of the all-new, all-electric BMW iX and...

by Staff March 17, 2022April 12, 2022

Official News Technology

BMW Signs Agreement with Chip Makers Securing Future Supply

The global disruption of the supply chain is hurting BMW is many ways. One of them is with the microprocessors that support technology in...

by Gabriel Bridger December 9, 2021December 9, 2021

Official News Technology

BMW Digital Key now available for Android

Phones as keys is something that is a game changer in our minds. We’ve been using the latest version of iOS on a number...

by Gabriel Bridger December 3, 2021December 3, 2021