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Mapbox 3D Live Navigation Powers BMW Maps in Neue Klasse Cars

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Mapbox 3D Live Navigation Powers BMW Maps in Neue Klasse Cars

San Francisco – October 14, 2026 -- Mapbox's 3D Live Navigation feature now powers BMW Maps with driver assistance in BMW Group's Neue Klasse vehicles, in what the company calls a market first: lane-level navigation and live ADAS detections combined in a single map view.

The system shows turn-by-turn directions in context with the road, surrounding vehicles and 3D buildings. Mapbox says traditional in-car systems cannot integrate route guidance with information about the vehicle and its surroundings, forcing drivers to piece together data from separate displays.

BMW builds a custom Neue Klasse interface on the Mapbox Navigation SDK

The Mapbox Navigation SDK gave BMW Group full control to build a navigation experience for the Panoramic iDrive in Neue Klasse models. The vehicle's Central Display, Panoramic Vision Display and 3D Head-Up display present the information in the driver's field of view.