autoevolution BMW Announces iDrive 8 With Curved Displays, Upgraded Assistant, Modern UI 15 Mar 2021, 15:30 UTC · by First and foremost, the new system's core is the BMW Curved Display, which brings together the information and the control displays for one super-large screen that’ll blow your mind. The mix allows for a massive screen estate upgrade, as it merges the 12.3-inch and the 14.9-inch panels into a single unit with a 200 ppi pixel density. The large screen covers both the instrument panel and the cockpit area, and thanks to the new iDrive 8, it can display information in a straightforward manner that makes it easier to read at a glance. Of course, the screen is angled towards the driver, coming with touch support for convenient input.