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BMW i3 is, with nearing 5 years experience, pretty good at balancing dumb with tech.

Some aggravations exist: no wifi-update to software, really distracting forced overlay of the main screen with a multisecond advertisement to "keep your eyes off this screen" sort of message, and same behavior when shifting regenerative modes.

Built in nav and knob control is wonderful compared to touch screens.



> really distracting forced overlay of the main screen with a multisecond advertisement to "keep your eyes off this screen" sort of message

I was all prepared to buy a new head unit for my car until I noticed in a review video that it had one of these annoying overlays.

"Let's cover our ass and lower everyone's safety by forcing the driver to pay attention to, and physically press, on a stupid message every time they start the car". Bloody ridiculous.




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