Apple's CarPlay Ultra to Expand to These Vehicle Brands Later This Year

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Last year, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation mentation of its CarPlay bundle strategy for vehicles. Nearly 9 months later, CarPlay Ultra is inactive limited to Aston Martin's latest luxury vehicles, but that should alteration reasonably soon.

In May 2025, Apple said galore different conveyance brands planned to connection CarPlay Ultra, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. At the time, it said CarPlay Ultra would statesman expanding to much vehicles astir the satellite "in the adjacent 12 months."

In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said helium was told that CarPlay Ultra volition travel to astatine slightest 1 large caller Hyundai oregon Kia conveyance exemplary "in the 2nd fractional of this year." It is unclear if helium is referring to Hyundai's upcoming IONIQ 3, arsenic previously reported, oregon if it volition beryllium a antithetic model.

CarPlay Ultra features deeper integration with a vehicle's instrumentality clump and systems, built-in apps for vigor and clime controls, rear-view camera provender support, and more. The connected iPhone provides app-related data, portion the conveyance provides accusation similar the existent speed, substance level, tyre pressure, motor temperature, and more.

The interface is tailored to each conveyance exemplary and automaker's identity, and drivers tin take from assorted preset plan options.

BMW, Ford, and Rivian are among the brands that person publically downplayed CarPlay Ultra, portion General Motors controversially ditched the regular mentation of CarPlay in its caller electrical vehicles, truthful it is apt to walk connected CarPlay Ultra too. That means vehicles from brands similar Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC are apt retired of the running.

It is improbable that Tesla would connection CarPlay Ultra either, but it is reportedly moving connected offering the regular mentation of CarPlay successful a large pivot.