Apple's CarPlay Ultra faces a long road to becoming a widely-used feature, as car makers are pushing back on supporting Apple's system in favor of their own solutions. The shift from CarPlay to ...

GM plans to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone projection from its future gas-powered vehicle lineup.

Apple CarPlay Ultra is available on new 2025 Aston Martin vehicles, and controls both the main infotainment screen and the instrument cluster. It requires an iPhone 12 or newer running iOS 18.5 or ...

You probably love CarPlay, but automakers don’t – here’s why. CarPlay and Android Auto have become invaluable in-car infotainment interfaces for drivers. Mimicking the device drivers use (CarPlay for ...

Apple officially started rolling out its next-generation in-car software system, CarPlay Ultra, in May 2025, promising a more immersive and deeply integrated user experience. However, it appears many ...

The next generation of Apple CarPlay is here, and it doesn’t just transform your car’s center screen into a big iPad with buttons and apps that mirror your mobile device. It works across every screen ...

Introduced with iOS 16.1, Apple's Live Activities made it easier to track real-time updates. You can now finally access them ...

Apple CarPlay Ultra, the Cupertino tech giant's next big play to run more car features off of an iPhone, finally released last month in North American models of Aston Martins. Other Aston models will ...

Apple is adding video playback to CarPlay in iOS 26, confirming the feature on its developer site instead of highlighting it during the WWDC 2025 keynote. The upcoming iOS 26 will let users stream ...

Apple's CarPlay interface connects your iPhone to your car's infotainment screen, letting you make calls and access apps hands-free. You can use CarPlay to view navigation apps like Apple Maps, Google ...

Apple is ready to take CarPlay to the next level. At last year’s Wordwide Developers Conference, the company announced an all-new version of CarPlay that would not only serve as your car’s ...

Analytics tell me the majority of you are reading this on your smartphones, so you obviously appreciate what they can do, even if GM does not. If you have an older car that doesn’t have Apple CarPlay ...