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Gesture control for key functions was premiered last year in the BMW 7 Series, and the BMW 5 Series now features the latest version of this system. Check out the Intelligent Connectivity and Operating Systems of the latest 5 Series, on this video:
Navigation, telephone, entertainment features and vehicle functions can be visualised on the optionally available high-resolution 10.25-inch screen and controlled not just in the usual manner using the iDrive Controller, but also by means of gestures, voice commands or simply touching the buttons on the display. These buttons, which are clearly arranged in a total of six large pads over two screen pages, provide the driver with direct access to functions as well as a live display of the associated content. Users select menu options and the associated functions in the usual way with the iDrive Controller or by simply tapping the button on the touch display with their finger.
The new BMW 5 Series can also be operated by means of gestures or voice control, as the driver prefers. More functions than ever before can be controlled using gestures in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The voice dialogue system can also be started and terminated in this way, for instance, and the navigation system option “Resume route guidance†confirmed or declined.
The Intelligent Voice Assistant offers the most advanced level of natural voice control currently available. Instead of having to use set spoken commands, the driver can formulate their request in everyday language and simply ask, for example, where the nearest Italian restaurant is.
The new BMW 5 Series Sedan sets new standards for connectivity between the driver, vehicle and outside world: to this end, the already extensive portfolio of BMW ConnectedDrive Services has been expanded to include new products that are designed to bring added comfort and time savings for business travellers in particular.
