
Great if your children happen to be called "Alexa", "Amazon" and "Computer" (and whose aren't?).

Instead of relying on what somebody else thought would be a nice name for a cyborg, you can give the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant a name of your choice, which you can then use as a prompt when driving. It's not short and snappy, like "Alexa", "Siri", "Google" or *scratches head* ".Cortana?"īut BMW's spinning that into a strength of the new iDrive 8 infotainment system. One thing that separates BMW's Intelligent Personal Assistant from other virtual assistants is the fact that… well, just look at the name. Missing out on some of these futuristic features in your car? You don't need to wait for iDrive 8! You might still be able to activate gesture control for BMW in your car. But if you prefer to stick with your favorite computerized humanoid, Amazon Alexa for BMW is available through the My BMW App.

And because no man is an island, it also intelligently adapts to the situation.

The primary focus of iDrive 8 is to make everything under your BMW iDrive system's control – from navigation and comfort features to vehicle settings and software configuration – perfectly match your needs. Which all sounds very exciting indeed, but what does it mean? In March 2021, BMW introduced a new generation of BMW iDrive the company promises will bring driver-vehicle interaction into a smart, digital future.
