The next generation of BMW electric vehicles will offer ... provide quick options rather than reaching for the screen, such as an accept call button or a swipe to dismiss a call.

An incoming call, for instance ... as Tesla’s center screen. It’s less in your face than the Mercedes MBUX Hyperscreen, which can be overwhelming. BMW’s system instead brings key information ...

BMW calls this system Panoramic iDrive, and it plans to introduce the feature on future vehicles. The layout projects a user-configurable panoramic screen on the black panel beneath the windshield.

During BMW’s CES press conference, in which comedians and actors Tim Meadows and Ken Jeong cracked jokes and demonstrated some of the system’s functionality, the duo performed a video call.

In redesigning the flagship 7 Series, BMW also introduced an EV version called ... that contains the 12.3-inch instrument cluster screen and the 14.9-inch infotainment screen, as well as an ...