Mini models set to launch in 2023, including the new hatchback and a production version of the Aceman, will receive iDrive 9.0, albeit with a specific Mini interface, according to Grote.Ĭurrent BMW models are planned to receive an update to the existing Linux-based iDrive 8.0 operating system. However, Grote says the controller will continue to be a feature of other new BMW models.

Each model does away with the iDrive controller that has been part of every new BMW since 2001 ( see history, below). In addition to the new X2, iDrive 9.0 will be introduced to the X1 and 2-Series Active Tourer in 2023. Other refinements center around the digital air-conditioning controls, which have been extensively reworked and simplified compared with iDrive 8.0 The iDrive 9.0 system also gets 5G over-the-air (OTA) capability for faster internet search capability and downloading of software updates, according to Christoph Grote, BMW senior vice president of electronics and software.

Set to launch in the second-generation X2 before being rolled out in other BMW models, the iDrive 9.0 operating system forgoes the Linux-based software used by today’s iDrive 8.0 for an all-new Android-based package that the German automaker says provides faster and more seamless capabilities.įurther advances include a new app store function developed by BMW at its software centers in Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, Portugal and the U.S. LAS VEGAS – BMW confirms plans to introduce a ninth-generation version of its iDrive operating system in 2023, saying it will boast updated touchscreen and voice-based functionality as well as a new “content-driven” interface that replaces the existing tile-based home screen with a 3D map-based layout.

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