Panoramic iDrive and OS X will be fitted to every new BMW from the end of 2025, starting with the Neue Klasse iX3 replacement and the de facto electric 3-Series. Is BMW on the right track, or has it gone overboard with the digital stuff?

This isn’t the first time that BMW has teased the new heads-up display called BMW Panoramic iDrive. The company showed off a version of it at CES 2023 in the iVision Dee concept, and it’s all part of the new platform called BMW Operating System X.

Dubbed the BMW Panoramic iDrive, the infotainment offering consists of an innovative head-up display (HUD) that spans the entire width of the windshield and beams information onto

Coming first to its Neue Klasse EVs before spreading across the lineup, Panoramic iDrive with Operating System X features a three-tiered display and an AI-powered voice assistant.

The terminology, in typical Germanic fashion, is a little confusing. The entire system is called "Panoramic iDrive," with “Panoramic Vision” being the funky horizontal band display across the whole dash; meanwhile, the all-new software the whole enchilada runs on is named “BMW Operating System X.”

BMW is rethinking its car infotainment experience with a bunch of new technologies working in tandem. Starting late 2025, it'll begin outfitting all of its vehicles with what it's calling the 'Panoramic iDrive' system,

The BMW Panoramic iDrive, unveiled at CES 2025, represents a groundbreaking leap in automotive technology. This innovative system combines

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BMW is rolling out its new Panoramic iDrive system, which has been developed to help revolutionize the in-cabin experience of its vehicles.

German carmaker BMW pulled the wraps off the Panoramic iDrive system and the Operating System X that will go into the Neue Klasse vehicles

With its sweeping 3D graphics, the head-up display, or HUD, is Panoramic iDrive's most eye-catching component. BMW says the HUD projects navigation and dashboard information within the driver's line of sight without needing a special windshield coating—which means drivers won't have another thing to pay for when a rock inevitably cracks the glass.