BMW continues to rapidly launch new car models and attract buyers. As every year this 2021 for a year BimmerFest Edited. Only BMW In addition to their owners, people who drive other brands of cars also participate in this two-day event.
This time, the company gave bad news at the festival. He announced that some models to be released will not have a touchscreen due to technical glitches. While it is not yet known whether this will be a big enough obstacle to reduce the company’s sales, it will greatly reduce the comfort of use offered by the brand.
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Why won’t the new BMWs have a touchscreen?
BimmerFestAccording to a forum post in , most of the new cars will not have a touch screen due to the company’s chip shortage. This information was later used by the automobile company. Edmunds and AutoBlog Approved by
Some other automakers faced the same problem and had to pause or even cut production. But BMW This is a big problem for a world giant brand like. The touch screen has now become quite common and has become a standard function. The interruption encountered in direct proportion to this will greatly affect the interaction with the car in daily life.
The models in question are 3 Series sedans and X5, X6, X7 SUV‘s will be. BimmerFest According to the post, these tools will also lose access to the backup assistant, which records the paths you take to the places you go. Cars shipped without touchscreen a $500 loan In addition to the knowledge that it will come with the vehicle, the vehicle will require a software update. In addition, the customer will need to sign a form with the dealer that they know these features are not available.
What to use instead of touchscreen?
As compensation for the touchscreen, there will be a controller with touchpad-like capabilities available in the center console. These changes are likely to confuse buyers. Considering that the car is a long-term investment, it is thought that most customers will not prefer vehicles without touchscreen capabilities.
The only company that cuts its cars due to chip shortages BMW not. General Motors, which is a smaller problem than the touchscreen HD radio He had to give up his feature. It also removed important functions such as fuel management modules and auto-stop from the built-in wireless charging on some models.