[Dr.Deep]

Originally Posted by Cortexiphan

That time is not in the past. BMW’s Idrive is being copied left and right by pretty much all other manufacturers. So are the new icon lights design. So are the driving mode adjustments. Actually, BMW was never copied as much in the past, and they’ve never built better cars.

Also, single screen setup announcement doesn’t mean it’s being copied. It’s not a novel idea. It’s more about implementation...

I'm not saying they do not build good cars or have good technologies...I mean more their visual design decisions.

Implementing single screens means not copying, you're right, but putting a kind of same element Merc is using right now for me does not show much effort in exploring new ways of design.
Single screens still can be nicely integrated (see new Glof 2020, VW Tuareg) in many ways, not just putting a "screen" on the dash like you see in new Mercs...that's why I said "copied".

[Darth One]

Cool, so now you guys can play that fortnight thing while driving...

[flavius]

Curious to see where the air vents will be.

[DCG]

I still think BMWs have the cleanest looking dashboards on the market, less is more.

I always want to see a more cockpit oriented driving dynamic. But it also is important for the passenger to be able to help navigate on the fly.

This looks very interesting. Hopefully it looks visually cool and is integrated cleanly on the dashboard as well.

[Efthreeoh]

This is what Tesla should have done for the Model 3.