Apple Removes ‘2024’ Timeframe From Next-Generation CarPlay Page Apple’s website said the first vehicle models with support for next-generation CarPlay would “arrive in 2024,” but that did not happen. A little more than three weeks into 2025, Apple has now updated its website in the U.S. to remove that 2024 timeframe from the next-generation ‌CarPlay‌ section of its overall CarPlay page. The fact that Apple …

Here’s the Latest on Next-Generation CarPlay After Missed 2024 Launch Apple said the first vehicles with next-generation CarPlay would arrive in 2024. It didn’t happen. Now what? We are two weeks into 2025, and Apple has yet to update or remove the 2024 timeframe for next-generation CarPlay advertised on its website. Apple also remains completely silent about whether or not it still plans to launch the system. …

Apple promised next-gen CarPlay in 2024, so where is it? Apple’s new CarPlay is still just a concept. | Screenshot: AppleWe still haven’t seen the “next generation of CarPlay” that Apple first announced in 2022 and continues to say on its CarPlay webpage is arriving in 2024, as MacRumors points out. And barring some spectacular surprise, it’s not coming today or tomorrow. What gives? So far, we’ve on…

Apple Has Just a Few Weeks Left to Launch CarPlay 2 in 2024 as Planned Apple’s website continues to state that the first vehicle models with support for next-generation CarPlay will “arrive in 2024,” but with less than three weeks remaining in the year, time is running short for the company to meet that objective. One reason to remain optimistic is that a similar situation played out last year. Apple said the firs…

Porsche Still Has No Imminent Plans to Launch Next-Generation CarPlay Despite 2023 Preview In late 2023, Porsche previewed what next-generation CarPlay could look like in its vehicles, with a pair of images showing a custom instrument cluster and more. However, the luxury automaker has yet to release any vehicles that support the software nearly a year later, and it sounds like it still has no imminent plans to do so. A spokesperson …

Apple Music Classical Updated With CarPlay and Siri Support Apple Music Classical was updated today with CarPlay and Siri support, as well as stability and performance improvements, according to Apple. CarPlay support was briefly added to a previous version of Apple Music Classical earlier this year, but it was removed just hours later. Now, the app is once again available on CarPlay, as shown in our sc…

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Apple Continues to Prepare for Next-Generation CarPlay in iOS 18.2 Beta It has been nearly two and a half years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles. Fortunately, though, Apple continues to work on the software system. Within the code for the third beta of iOS 18.2 seeded to developers today, there are redesigned “Climate” and “Me…

GM Again Attempts to Explain Its Decision to Drop CarPlay in New EVs American automaker General Motors (GM) last year announced it would be phasing out support for CarPlay and Android Auto in its new electric vehicles, in favor of its own software platform called Ultifi. The decision has been very controversial, as many drivers consider CarPlay to be a must-have feature in a new vehicle. In 2022, for example, App…

GM software boss: we have ‘high conviction’ ditching CarPlay is the right path Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: GMGM’s Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google. Continue reading…

Rivian CEO Says His Vehicles Will Never Get Apple CarPlay Despite being a requirement for many car buyers, Rivian is one of the few automakers that doesn’t use Apple CarPlay. Rivian’s founder and CEO confirmed Monday the automaker won’t be using CarPlay in any of its vehicles any time in the future either. Read more…

Rivian CEO Explains Why Apple CarPlay Won’t Come to Its Vehicles Electric automaker Rivian has no plans to introduce support for Apple CarPlay in its vehicles, founder and CEO RJ Scaringe says. The company’s stance was explained in a recent interview with The Verge’s Nilay Patel on the “Decoder” podcast. Scaringe emphasized that Rivian’s desire to create a seamless and well-integrated digital experience is t…

Rivian CEO says CarPlay isn’t going to happen Rivian R1S, without CarPlay | Image: RivianDespite Apple’s claims that most consumers will only consider purchasing vehicles that support CarPlay, Rivian says it still doesn’t have any plans to adopt the iPhone mirroring system. Talking to The Verge EIC Nilay Patel in today’s episode of Decoder, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe likened Rivian …

Google Maps for iOS and Apple CarPlay Gains Live Speedometer Feature The Google Maps app for iOS and Apple CarPlay now features a live speedometer, TechCrunch reports. The feature, which was previously only available on Google Maps for Android, helps users to stay within the speed limit while driving. Now, when a user begins navigation, the vehicle’s speed is shown in miles or kilometers per hour, depending on t…

Apple’s fancy new CarPlay will only work wirelessly Image: AppleApple’s been talking about its next generation of CarPlay for two years now with very little to show for it — the system is designed to unify the interfaces on every screen in your car, including the instrument cluster, but so far only Aston Martin and Porsche have said they’ll ship cars with the system, without any specific dates in…

Apple Provides Updated Look at Next-Generation CarPlay at WWDC 2024 Apple today shared a few WWDC 2024 coding sessions related to its upcoming next-generation CarPlay system ahead of its launch later this year. The sessions include lots of updated next-generation CarPlay images, with one revealing new Vehicle, Media, and Climate apps in action for the first time. MacRumors previously discovered evidence of thes…

What to Expect From CarPlay on iOS 18 iOS 18 will be unveiled at Apple’s annual developers conference WWDC in less than two weeks, and the update will include some new features for CarPlay. Below, we recap new accessibility features that Apple recently previewed for CarPlay, and discuss the current status of the promised next-generation CarPlay. The first beta of iOS 18 will likel…

Porsche’s first hybrid 911 ‘deeply’ integrates CarPlay, but not the next-gen kind Image: PorschePorsche has announced the 2025 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, its first hybrid electric model, a car that it says can go from zero to 60mph in 2.9 seconds and tops out at 194mph. There’s also some new tech in the dash, including an all-digital instrument cluster on a 12.6-inched curved display that now shows information from CarPlay, wh…

FCC Says Apple Can Use Faster 6GHz Spectrum for Headsets, CarPlay, and More The United States Federal Communications Commission today opened up 6GHz Wi-Fi spectrum to low power devices like AR/VR wearables (via The Verge). This means that AR/VR devices like Apple’s Vision Pro headset will be able to operate on the 6GHz band, though it is unclear if the initial version of the Vision Pro will be able to take advantage of …

CarPlay Not Working for Some iPhone 15 Users, Possibly Because of USB-C Cables CarPlay is not working as expected for some iPhone 15 users, an issue that is likely linked to the transition to USB-C. There are multiple complaints from MacRumors readers and Reddit users who are unable to get ‌CarPlay‌ to work with their new devices. Cable type and available port options are a common theme in the ‌CarPlay‌ reports, with many…