Apple announces CarPlay: in-vehicle voice and touch access to notifications, maps and music
Apple has officially announced CarPlay, its new in-car interface that’ll be compatible with new Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo cars unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show this week. Designed “from the ground up” to bridge the gap between your iPhone and your auto, it will offer touch and Siri-based voice navigation of your smartphone services, through contacts and voicemail, through to notifications, map directions and music cueing — it will even support the likes of Spotify and iHeartRadio from launch too. The service will launch as an iOS update for Lightning-enabled iPhones (that’s version 5 and up), with CarPlay-compatible vehicles launching later this year. And if any of the above aren’t your preferred automate, Apple says that you can expect compatible cars from BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda,Hyundai, Toyota and several more in the near future.
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