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

Gone is the traditional gauge cluster in front of the steering wheel. Instead, everything is projected directly into the driver's line of sight through the windshield.

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's next generation of EVs, known as the Neue Klasse, will have a boosted visual display. At a CES press conference in Las Vegas Tuesday morning, the German carmaker announced the BMW Panoramic iDrive — a complete overhaul of the current iDrive infotainment system from the operating system to the display screen.

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

The next generation of BMW ’s iDrive infotainment system is making its global debut this week at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At technology partner Amazon’s booth, visitors can get an initial impression using a beta version in an X3 crossover.

The Panoramic iDrive system centers around four key elements: a Panoramic display at the windshield base, a 3D head-up display, a central touchscreen, and a new multifunction steering wheel. The system debuts in BMW’s Neue Klasse models,

BMW’s brand new operating system the iDrive OS X will feature in the upcoming Neue Klasse models and is its biggest change in 25 years

BMW’s iDrive infotainment system is undergoing a radical change. This week, the automaker rolled out a “close-to-production” version of its backbone software infrastructure at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

BMW has introduced the new Panoramic iDrive and Operating System X at CES. It combines infotainment with a customizable pillar-to-pillar Panoramic Vision display. Instead of using a knob, Panoramic iDrive relies heavily on the steering wheel.

BMW's new Panoramic iDrive infotainment system ditches the round control knob that's been a staple of the company's cars since it debuted in 2001. Gesture Control has also been killed off.