#Idrive drivers#
#Idrive driver#
#Idrive series#
#Idrive simulator#

The latest version of BMW iDrive in its simplest form features a rotary controller that rotates clockwise and anti-clockwise, can be moved forwards, backwards, left and right, and presses down like a computer mouse to select an option. In time, BMW developed the iDrive system to become more user-friendly, adding shortcut keys around the rotary controller, while voice control has added another level of user-friendliness to the system.

On the whole, users of iDrive are likely to spend less time distracted by the system than they would with a touchscreen set-up. But as with any new technology, once you get used to how the system works, and as BMW has developed iDrive over time, it soon becomes second nature.

#Idrive driver#

Initially, iDrive itself was seen as too fiddly and a distraction from driving by many people, as it required the driver to look away from the road to ensure the controller was selecting the right menu or sub-menu on the screen. Over time, BMW has developed and enhanced the iDrive system, and today it's one of the most intuitive and user-friendly cabin controllers on the market. There's a central dashboard screen displaying information on navigation, audio and telephone settings, which is controlled via a rotary wheel that's located next to the gear lever.

#Idrive series#

Study of driver workload in crossing roundabouts (or other crucial points of road network) through simulation in virtual reality.Top 10 best cars for infotainment, connectivity and electricsīut what exactly does iDrive do? Well, when BMW first introduced iDrive on the 7 Series limo in 2001, it created a system that put all of the cabin control functions in one place.Execution of surveys of diverse types through the equipped vehicle, among whom: dynamic surveys of traffic, urban and rural topographic surveys, carrying out specific campaigns for surveying urban emissions of buildings through heat sensors on scales today not yet feasible otherwise.

#Idrive drivers#

assisted or autonomous driving systems) and study of the reactions of drivers in relation with their choices in real contexts Implementation of procedures for special driving (e.g.Simulation through virtual simulation of driving scenarios in urban contexts and evaluation of driver and passenger physiological reactions.Evaluation of tools for driver monitoring from the point of view of their effectiveness and also of driver subjective perception.Functional analyses of road transport infrastructures and their interaction with driver from the point of view of stress, fatigue, workload and driving attention.In addition to the study of drivers and the impact that road infrastructures have on him/her, the laboratory allows us a series of new studies which include the many fields where the University already develops research activities.įor the sake of example, some possible research activities which the laboratory can carry out after its establishment are reported below: A mobile component based on an instrumented vehicle aimed at measuring on field performance and reactions of drivers in different driving conditions and at collecting environmental data to be reproduced ex-post by simulation.

#Idrive simulator#

A fixed structural component based on a virtual realty simulator aimed at the ex-ante test of expected behavioral models, the joined optimization of vehicle and road infrastructure, the increase of ex-post and in-itinere statistical significance ofexperiments carried out on roads.

The laboratory aims at developing inter-disciplinary proficiency required for the analysis and modelling of behavioral aspects due to the interaction between driver, vehicle, infrastructure, and environment through: