First Volkswagen models with CarPlay support to arrive at dealerships this week

After promising support for Apple's CarPlay infotainment system earlier this year, Volkswagen on Wednesday announced the first compatible 2016 model year cars will hit showroom floors this week.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 8

Honda says CarPlay to share dash space with Android Auto in 2016 Accord

Honda on Thursday announced that the 2016 model year Accord will be its first car to support CarPlay, making good on a promise from March of last year to bring Apple's iOS-powered infotainment platform to its auto lineup.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 24

Kenwood ships its first aftermarket receivers enabled for Apple CarPlay, starting at $900

Kenwood on Wednesday began shipping two new dash receivers, the DDX9902S and DDX9702S, expanding aftermarket support for Apple CarPlay beyond Alpine and Pioneer units for the first time.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 52

Corvette Z06 becomes first Chevrolet vehicle with Apple's CarPlay

GM's Chevrolet division is now manufacturing its first vehicles compatible with Apple CarPlay, beginning with the Corvette Z06, the company said on Monday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 19

Cadillac to support Apple CarPlay on 'majority' of upcoming 2016 cars

General Motors' Cadillac division on Tuesday announced that it will add support for Apple CarPlay to most of its 2016 vehicles, the first group of which will launch later this summer.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 18

Chevrolet to add CarPlay support to 14 vehicles for 2016 model year

General Motors' Chevrolet division on Wednesday announced plans to add CarPlay and Android Auto support to 14 vehicles in the 2016 model year, marking a major growth in availability for the two platforms.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 11

Apple's Jeff Williams calls cars 'the ultimate mobile device' in discussion on CarPlay

As the CarPlay rollout slowly marches on and rumors swirl around a possible Apple-branded electric car, Apple operations chief Jeff Williams on Wednesday referred to cars as "the ultimate mobile device."

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 36

Audible enables CarPlay support, Mercedes-Benz prepares Apple Watch app

Amazon-owned Audible on Monday added CarPlay support to its audiobook app for iOS, while Mercedes-Benz revealed an upcoming Apple Watch app that will handle functions like navigation and vehicle status updates.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 10

Fiat CEO meets with Tim Cook, says Apple planning automotive 'intervention'

Following a recent trip to California, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne said he met with Apple's Tim Cook to discuss the tech giant's "intervention in the car," suggesting Cupertino is continuing work on new automotive technologies.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 131

Ford details CarPlay integration with SYNC infotainment system

Ford CEO Mark Fields on Thursday offered a few more details about plans to integrate Apple's CarPlay into future vehicles, saying that while support is coming, Ford's SYNC infotainment system will be the star of the show.

Mikey Campbell 11 years ago 34

Porsche to offer Apple CarPlay in future models

In a quiet update to Apple's dedicated CarPlay webpage, legendary German automaker Porsche was added to a rolling list of companies promising support for the iOS-based infotainment system.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 28

Apple expands CarPlay availability to five new regions including Russia

In an update to its iOS 8 Feature Availability webpage on Thursday, Apple announced the rollout of CarPlay services to five new countries, including Russia and Sweden.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 9

iOS 8.4 moves audiobooks to iBooks, adds separate CarPlay audiobook access

Apple's newly released iOS 8.4 beta relocates audiobooks out of the Music app into iBooks, and it adds a separate launcher for them in CarPlay, AppleInsider has discovered.

Roger Fingas 11 years ago 15

Apple expands Siri support to 9 new countries, CarPlay to 6 regions

As part of its iOS 8.3 rollout on Wednesday, Apple flipped the switch on various Siri features in nine new countries, while adding CarPlay capabilities in select locales.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 8

Pandora CFO says service coming to CarPlay, calls Apple 'frenemy'

When CarPlay debuted in 2014, Internet radio service Pandora, seemingly a perfect fit for an iOS-based automotive system, was conspicuously absent from Apple's list of launch partners. That may soon change, according to one Pandora executive.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 12

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