I guess I named this thread wrong but to follow up on my bluetooth assist module; it does have voice recognition! I'm learning how to use it and it isn't nearly as user friendly as my Acura TL but I'm glad it is now a part of my X5.

One thing that was really odd was that when I went to call BMW Assist, the representative told me that my VIN is registered as an X3. They were unable to sign me up until they did some research and fixed this problem. I don't understand what happened?!