BMW announced its new Panoramic iDrive operating ... Drivers will be able to ask for directions and navigation assistance using their voice, and they will get an immediate response.

While that's impressive enough, BMW also tells us that it's toying with the idea of allowing the car to perform similarly even when the navigation system is not in use. This would work by ...

Executives used this BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant to call up a destination for navigation and demonstrated its integration with other vehicle systems by activating Sport mode (complete with ...