Step into the BMW iX3, and you'll notice something is missing: real buttons. The climate controls are fettered to the center screen, as is nearly every other feature, save for a handful located in the center console — at least the window switches are still on the doors...
But don't blame a desire for larger profit margins; BMW's move away from physical switchgear and toward touchscreen dependence is the fault of younger buyers, according to one executive. In an interview with CarExpert, Vikram Pawah, the CEO of BMW Group Australia, said that young buyers prefer the newer controls... According to the executive, younger customers are less patient with their technology. "They want things done quickly, and they're multitasking," Pawah said. "And we have to keep that in mind. That's how customers are evolving. They are multitasking...."
Tesla has always forced functions to its center screen; newer players such as Rivian do the same. And in recent years, established brands like Mazda and Mercedes-Benz have moved more and more functions to touchscreens.
BMW's iX3 also includes a new safety feature — a side-radar that detects if a cyclist or vehicle is approaching, and delays the release of the electronic door lock "until the danger passes."
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OSLO (ANP) - Tijdens een herdenkingsdienst voor de overleden Noorse koning Harald in de kathedraal van Oslo is zondag stilgestaan bij het verdriet van de koninklijke familie. "Een familie heeft haar echtgenoot, vader, grootvader en schoonvader verloren. Onze gedachten zijn bij hen in hun rouw", zei predikant Pål Kristian Balstad aan het begin van de dienst.
"Deze zondag is anders", vervolgde Balstad. "Wij hebben onze geliefde koning verloren." De herdenkingsdienst in de volle kathedraal wordt geleid door bisschop Sunniva Gylver. Zij stond stil bij de trouwdag van Harald en zijn echtgenote Sonja. "Gisteren hadden koningin Sonja en koning Harald trouwdag. Exact 58 jaar geleden gaven ze elkaar hier het jawoord. Vol vreugde, na een volhardende liefdesstrijd van negen jaar", aldus Gylver.
Onder anderen premier Jonas Gahr Støre en parlementsvoorzitter Masud Gharahkhani wonen de dienst bij. Ook meerdere ministers en parlementsleden zijn aanwezig.
Inside the US state department, critics are still attacking a shuttered office established to counter foreign propaganda. Now, some of its work is also being resumed
A botched leak of purportedly explosive government files to a prominent conservative online personality was supposed to offer proof of what the Trump administration and its allies have long alleged: that a little-known office inside the US state department, created to fight foreign propaganda, had secretly become a tool for domestic censorship.
Two former high-ranking officials at the Global Engagement Center (GEC), a target of Republican ire that lost its funding in 2024 and was disbanded after Donald Trump’s return to office in 2025, say the documents show nothing of the kind.
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Bandai Summer Festival
ばんだい納涼盆踊り
I visited the Bon Odori festival again this year to enjoy the live performances and take photos. A rainbow was visible over Mt.Bandai. On that same day, severe flooding was occurring in Chiba.
盆踊りのお祭り、今年もライブと写真撮影に伺いました。磐梯山には虹が見えました。この日、千葉では大変な洪水が発生していました。
Bandai-machi, Fukushima pref, Japan
peaceful-jp-scenery posted a photo:
Bandai Summer Festival
ばんだい納涼盆踊り
I visited the Bon Odori festival again this year to enjoy the live performances and take photos. A rainbow was visible over Mt.Bandai. On that same day, severe flooding was occurring in Chiba.
盆踊りのお祭り、今年もライブと写真撮影に伺いました。磐梯山には虹が見えました。この日、千葉では大変な洪水が発生していました。
Bandai-machi, Fukushima pref, Japan