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BMW 5 Series won EyesOnDesign - "Best Designed UserExperience" at the International Auto Show in North America (NAIAS) 2017 in Detroit.

A new generation of iDrive comes with a graphical interface much improved of its predecessor, control gesture, the newest generation of HUD (Head-Up Display), Remote 3D View, improved voice control.

Woodcliff Lake, NJ/Detroit, MI – January 13, 2017 … The all-new 7th generation BMW 5 Series is already earning accolades from the industry as it recently was awarded the Best Designed User Experience Award from EyesOn Design. The EyesOnDesign Awards are the officially-sanctioned design awards for the 2017 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), honoring the best production and concept vehicles making their worldwide auto show debut in Detroit.

The all-new BMW 5 Series won the judges votes by featuring a broad array of technology and design working in perfect harmony. The new 5 Series makes use of a new user interface (iDrive 6.0), BMW Gesture Control, the latest generation of Head-Up Display, Remote 3D View and an improved Voice Control with natural voice input, marking a new era of personalized connectivity. The BMW 5 Series is the most innovative BMW 5 Series to date, combining unique driving dynamics using Remote Control Parking and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems clearing the way towards semi-automated driving. “BMW has long been a pioneer in advanced Human Machine Interface (HMI) technologies and the new 5 Series brings together everything we have learned in our 100 year history. It is truly an honor to receive this prestigious award from EyesOnDesign for the Best Designed User Experience on the all-new BMW 5 Series.” said Ludwig Willisch, President and CEO of BMW of North America.

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Best thing about BMWs has always been their seemingly spacious cabins. Even true of the Z4 and i8. The 5 looks like it pretty much continues the design tradition.