Is the new BMW 5 Series iD7 "castrated"? After our test, the conclusion is that there is

Not long ago, BMW sent Christmas greetings and New Year greetings to car owners through the iD7 in-vehicle system, which made the old car owners envious, but a group of iD7 car owners were actually very helpless ... They said that their iD7 system had not received the blessing push.

At the end of 20 19, BMW upgraded the latest iD7 system for a group of cars equipped with iD6 in-vehicle system on sale, so it launched 2020 5-series and 2020 X3 cars, which made more cars experience the brand-new iD7 system on the new 3-series and 7-series. However, in the background, we also noticed that some car owners reported that their 2020 iD7 seems to have been castrated, and we conducted tests to solve this problem.

What exactly is the iD7 system?

ID7 is BMW's latest seventh-generation iDrive human-computer interaction system, which consists of five-dimensional human-computer interaction system and IPA intelligent personal assistant. The five-dimensional human-computer interaction system includes: natural language recognition system, touch screen, heat-sensitive buttons, iDrive buttons and knobs, and gesture control; IPA Intelligent Personal Assistant is an artificial intelligence system with self-learning function. Drivers can operate vehicle functions or inquire vehicle status through IPA.

ID7 system also adds remote software upgrade function (RSU, remote? Software? Upgrade), you can avoid the trouble of upgrading to 4S, and directly upgrade the vehicle software on the spot, such as adding new functions or data services.

It should be noted that BMW's new functions such as engine remote start and 50m tracking and reversing are not within the scope of iD7 system. These are the functions of the vehicle. Since it is a function, some cars have some cars.

Simply put, as long as your dashboard points like this, and there is a separate column on the left and a custom widget on the right on the main interface of the central control panel, that is the iD7 system.

We tested the 2020 5-series iD7 and found that ...

First of all, this is a 2020 530Li. According to the established process, the registration and opening of the cloud interconnection have been completed, and the system has been updated through the "Options" button in the iDrive control area, and the "Personal File" of the automobile system has also been logged in.

RSU remote software upgrade? not have ...

After actual testing, we failed to find "Remote?" The latest 2020 5 series menu. Software? "Upgrade" or "Remote Software Upgrade" option, the same iD7 system can be used for the new 3 series and the new 7 series.

2020 model 5 series

2020 model 3 series

20 19 7 series

IPA intelligent personal assistant?

Yes, but some functions are missing.

The 2020 5 Series is equipped with IPA intelligent personal assistant. You can also set your own wake-up words, or just call "Hello, BMW" to bring up the intelligent personal assistant, but the functions are different.

We found that IPA intelligent personal assistant can be used to query some vehicle information or perform basic functions similar to navigation in 2020 5 series, but it seems that only ambient light can be adjusted for vehicle function control, such as seat heating/ventilation, air conditioning adjustment, skylight opening and closing, etc., and there is no way to use it.

But the same function can be used normally on the new 7 series or the new 3 series.

Cockpit care plan? not have ...

When you shout "Hello, BMW, I'm a little tired" in the car, the 2020 5 Series will not respond, but on the new 7 Series and the new 3 Series, the "wake-up program" in the cockpit care program will be started at this time, and the temperature/air volume of the air conditioner will be lowered to play passionate music.

At the same time, there is no option of "cockpit care program" in the menu of the 2020 5-series central control panel.

2020 model 5 series

20 19 7 series

2020 Series 5 is also iD7.

Why is it different from the new 7 series/new 3 series?

Although they all look like iD7, according to Bian Xiao, the new models equipped with iD7 system, such as the 2020 Series 5 and even the 2020 X3, have replaced the latest MGU host, but still adopt the previous hardware architecture, so some new functions of the MGU host (or iD7), such as blessing and pushing, are not supported by these old hardware architectures, which has caused this phenomenon.

It is worth noting that although the 2020 5-Series has different functions from other new models equipped with iD7 system, according to Bian Xiao, BMW will make some code adaptations to solve this problem, and this year will also usher in the mid-term changes of the 5-Series and iX3. Bian Xiao guessed that these problems might be solved by then.

Write at the end:

Although BMW is gradually popularizing iD7 cars, it has just started, so many models born before iD7 naturally need some time to adapt. As for the 4-series, 1 series cars and X 1 models that everyone cares about, they may come to an end with iD7 for the time being, but in the future, the iD7 system is believed to be as popular as the previous iD6. In fact, shaw thinks.

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