Edmunds highlights the top car-tech trends from CES 2025
CES in Las Vegas provides an annual preview of high-tech attractions headed for the car world
CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas continues to provide a sneak peek at future technology. The annual showcase includes advanced automotive tech in an industry striving to reduce pollution and increase occupant safety while also providing greater convenience and entertainment for road warriors. These are the most impressive innovations we saw at this year’s event.
What kind of screens and technology can you expect to see in new vehicles in the coming years? BMW’s all-new in-cabin digital interface, dubbed Panoramic iDrive, gives us a compelling preview.
Panoramic iDrive has a digital display at the base of the windshield spanning the entire dashboard. This display is called Panoramic Vision, and it projects everything from speed to EV range to navigation guidance, along with climate and audio info. This display pairs with an easy-to-reach central touchscreen and advanced head-up display that can project 3D-like information on the windshield for the driver. BMW also showcased a new squared-off steering wheel with illuminated buttons that the company says are very easy to use.
We expect Panoramic iDrive will debut in upcoming BMW vehicles in late 2025.
Honda jumped into the deep end of the electric vehicle pool at CES 2025 with the debut of two all-new, all-electric models. The Honda 0 SUV and 0 Saloon are based on two wild-looking concept cars shown at last year’s CES, yet these production-ready models haven’t lost any of their aggressive style and will definitely turn heads when they arrive in 2026.
Both will be built in Ohio and will be capable of Level 3 automated driving functionality, meaning
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