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The impressive thing about the touchscreens in BMWs is that you don’t need to touch them at all. [I’ve not seen the new models though. I’m sure they are not bet

• amelius 4y ago
  You still have to browse through menus.
  • kgwgk 4y ago
    I find the system very usable and in any case the point is that it’s not _touch_screen based.
• flakeoil 4y ago
  Isn't that a drawback. Even easier to press the wrong button. Must be terrible when driving on a bumpy road and your hand is jumping around.
  • kgwgk 4y ago
    No, it’s not easier to press the wrong button and your hand doesn’t jump around when using the controller.
  • prvit 4y ago
    Why would that be a drawback? If you can't keep your hand steady on the iDrive controller, you probably shouldn't be driving a car at all.
  • rad_gruchalski 4y ago
    No, it's not. It's by far the best HID in any car I have driven in the last 10 years and I have driven probably 50 different rentals.
• Sakos 4y ago
  Why would that be a good thing? That sounds awful edit: Nevermind. > The main part of the BMW iDrive system is a control wheel, which can turn clockwise and anticlockwise like a volume dial. It can also be pushed forwards, backwards and to each side as if it were a joystick, and the centre acts as a button that can be pressed to confirm a choice or select an option. As mentioned above, later versions have adopted touchscreen technology, gesture control and voice commands, so there are multiple ways to operate a newer iDrive system in addition to the rotary control. It's a physical user interface with buttons and a joystick. Which is basically what everybody here wants.