Interesting that BMW's top interior designer (lead for the I series and new 7-series) is quoted "I'm personally convinced that these black glass surfaces in the car interiors are… we will leave that behind, sooner or later."
https://carbuzz.com/news/top-bmw-des...reens-are-over
To that point I think the original iDrive CID in the 8-series is more ergonomic than the taller/larger screen in the LCI.