Apple presented in June the various new features that will arrive on CarPlay during 2023. Here are the most important.
During the last edition of the WWDC last June, Apple presented a new user experience for CarPlay, its navigation service integrated into the dashboards of certain vehicles. Apple has just announced that the first cars that will be entitled to this new generation of CarPlay will be presented at the end of 2023.
If luxury brands like Porsche or Jaguar are on the list, other firms with more affordable models are also present. This is for example the case of Ford, Honda or Nissan. You will therefore have to be patient to discover this new version of CarPlay as well as its new features.
The first major change for users will undoubtedly be the arrival of “multi-display”. In addition to the main dashboard, Apple offers with this new version of CarPlay a display of information on the other screens of the car. Apple has also implemented a more accurate display system.
Builder widgets and information
It can be used according to the services already set up by the manufacturers. The speed, the rev counter, or the level of gasoline remaining in the tank. Brands will be able to put their own data in this new display panel. In the other new features presented by Apple in June, the Cupertino company now allows drivers to adjust the air conditioning directly with CarPlay.
In September 2020 iOS 14 arrived with the main change being the introduction of widgets. If the latter have since been invited to the lock screen with iOS 16, Apple has just integrated them into CarPlay. They will be available in all their forms in the interiors of compatible cars.
Among the information displayed, Apple offers the driver to keep an eye on his consumption or the remaining fuel level. During a trip in progress, the next direction to take as well as the duration of the route to be taken will also be displayed. Other independent information such as the weather or the native HomeKit application can be integrated directly into CarPlay.
CarPlay: an American-centric solution?
Apple first launched CarPlay in 2014. According to the brand’s own figures, 79% of Americans take into account whether or not CarPlay is present in a car when buying it. If the system is not necessarily very popular on European cars, things are quite different with Uncle Sam.
The Apple brand ensures that 98% of cars currently on the American market are compatible with Apple’s service. Today CarPlay allows you to have access to your phone, music, navigation, but also audio books and podcasts.