BMW 7 Series finally drops the iDrive controller first introduced on the E65

Those of us old enough to remember the launch of the E65 BMW 7 Series in 2001 will recall it being a monumental shock to the ...
Inside EVs

BMW iDrive 9 Review: The Knob Gets A Send-Off From Android Automotive

BMW may be most famous for its high-revving inline-six engines and luxurious V8-powered Autobahn cruisers, but it's actually nailing the electric vehicle transition better than most. EV sales made up ...
The Drive

BMW’s iDrive Knob Killed Off for Haptic Controls and a Wall-to-Wall Screen

Oh, the iDrive knob. BMW‘s dial was an innovative attempt at improving ease of control for all the new conveniences cars began to offer about 25 years ago. But it’s been steeped in so much discourse ...
PC World

IDrive gets even better with unlimited backups of your Google, Microsoft cloud

iDrive is trying something a little different in cloud backups: Backing up your entire Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 storage, for only $20 per year per computer. Confused? Then let’s, er, back up.