Watch this TechCrunch YouTube video demonstrating Apple’s new CarPlay system in a Ferrari.
CarPlay allows you to plug your iPhone into the vehicle and interact with it through the car’s built-in display. It works with all lightning-enabled devices (iPhone 5 and newer).
The system was announced in June of 2013 and launched in March 2014. The first vehicle to be delivered with functioning CarPlay was a Ferrari FF last September. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo Chrysler and Mazda will be among the first to offer the technology. The full list of manufacturers who have expressed an interest are:
BMW
Chrysler/Fiat
Ferrari
Ford
GM
Honda/Acura
Hyundai/Kia
Jaguar Land Rover
Mercedes-Benz
Mazda
Mitsubishi
Nissan/Infiniti
Peugeot
Subaru
Toyota
Volkswagen
Volvo
Given the amount of people who own iPhones, it’s likely that all manufacturers will be offering this within a few years.
https://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/
Google has its own version of the technology called Android Auto which was announced this summer. The first cars with support for Android Auto will become available in late 2014.
