What to Know About BMW’s Futuristic Panoramic Vision Windshield

Among the most notable automotive tech on display at CES 2025 was BMW’s Panoramic Vision, set to appear in all new models by the end of the year. It’s a heads-up display (HUD), but unlike a conventional screen, it spans the entire length of the windshield. Essential information like speed, mileage, and gas or battery levels sit directly in front of the driver, as you’d find in any other display. However, the rest of the Panoramic Vision can display things like weather, music information, directions, and climate control settings, instead of pushing them to the central dashboard. These widgets are customizable, too, even to the point of making them visible only to select occupants. “The driver decides themselves which information they want to display in their own field of vision, or that all occupants can see the entire content,” said Frank Weber, a BMW development board member, when BMW first announced the system in 2023. BMW’s Panoramic Vision also differs from traditional HUDs in t ... Read full article.