5 innovations in BMW's latest luxury car

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Tesla Motors gets a lot of love for its high-tech cars, but BMW has some strong offerings of its own.

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The company's latest 7 Series sedan is packed with innovations — some of which aren't legal yet in the US, unfortunately.

Tech Insider got a chance to check out the car in person and try out some of its highly touted tech features.

Check it out.

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1. The BMW Display Key is a gorgeous FOB with a color-touch display.

You can see lots of information about your car from the key FOB, and you can even start and kill the engine right from the tiny screen.

 

You don't need any cords to recharge the key FOB's display. There's a wireless charging pad in the console.

 

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2. The new 7 Series' in-car system can be controlled with simple hand gestures.

In the Vine below, you can see how easy it is to raise or lower the music volume, or mute sound altogether. Click to hear it.

 

3. Something we've never seen before: When in reverse, you can see a 360-degree view of your car and its surroundings in real time.

 

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As the BMW representative explains, the car is riddled with cameras.

According to the BMW representative, there are cameras on the side mirrors, two cameras in the front, and one camera in the back.

 

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4. The BMW 7 Series comes with its own tablet, called BMW Touch Command.

This Android-powered Samsung tablet can control aspects within the car relating to comfort, entertainment, and navigation, but it's also a fully functional tablet on its own.

 

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5. If you want a little more privacy, you can enable "sun protection" from the car's BMW Touch Command tablet.

 

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