5 BMW technologies that have 7 Series competitors playing catch-up - ExtremeTech
When the sixth generation BMW 7 Series ships this fall, it will come with a dozen dazzling technologies that should tighten the sales race between the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series — and, in the US at least, extend the lead over the Audi... That’s on top of BMW’s extensive use of a “Carbon Core” of carbon fiber components that further protect the steel passenger cell and help the new model shed almost 300 pounds. Hand and finger gestures: Tell the car what you really think Useful technology or stupid pet trick. Two are obvious: Make a clockwise gesture with your index finger and the volume goes up, counterclockwise and it goes down. You can also swipe your hand right or left to accept or reject a call. Just as BMW got the iDrive zoom motion backwards (most people visualize a clockwise motion to zoom. BMW makes it counter-clockwise), when you left-swipe dat hand, unlike what Tinder users might expect, you accept not reject. More refined iDrive: twirl, touch, scribble, speak, gesture iDrive was the poster child for technology run amok, stuff that didn’t work unless you had a degree from Cal Tech or Carnegie Mellon. Source: www.extremetech.com
