These Vehicle Brands Plan to Offer Apple's CarPlay Ultra

Earlier this year, Apple yet launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation mentation of its CarPlay bundle strategy for vehicles. However, present astir 5 months later, CarPlay Ultra is inactive constricted to conscionable 1 luxury conveyance brand.


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.


CarPlay Ultra is presently limited to newer Aston Martin vehicles successful the U.S. and Canada. Fortunately, if you cannot spend a $250,000 luxury vehicle, the bundle strategy volition yet beryllium disposable successful much affordable vehicles.

In May, Apple said galore different automakers 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," which would beryllium by May 2026.

Apple archetypal previewed the adjacent procreation ‌of CarPlay‌ each the mode backmost astatine WWDC 2022, and astatine the clip it shared a agelong database of automakers that were committed to offering the bundle system. The database is much than 3 years old, and it is not wholly close anymore.

The database was arsenic follows:

• Acura


• Audi


• Ford


• Honda


• Infiniti


• Jaguar


• Land Rover


• Lincoln


• Mercedes-Benz


• Nissan


• Polestar


• Porsche


• Renault


• Volvo

According to a erstwhile study from the Financial Times, determination are astatine slightest 5 automakers connected that database that person since confirmed that they person nary plans to connection CarPlay Ultra, including Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Renault, and Volvo.

BMW, Ford, and Rivian besides publically backed distant from CarPlay Ultra, but Porsche seemed to stay committed to offering it eventually.

That apt rules retired Ford's luxury brand, Lincoln, too.

All successful all, present is wherever things basal currently.

Currently Offers CarPlay Ultra

• Aston Martin

Will Offer CarPlay Ultra

• Hyundai


• Kia


• Genesis


• Porsche

Won't Offer CarPlay Ultra

• Audi


• BMW


• Ford


• Lincoln


• Mercedes-Benz


• Polestar


• Renault


• Rivian


• Volvo

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 improbable to connection CarPlay Ultra.

It is highly improbable that software-focused Tesla would connection CarPlay Ultra either.

Unclear

• Honda


• Acura


• Toyota


• Lexus


• Nissan


• Infiniti


• Mazda


• Subaru


• Mitsubishi


• Jaguar


• Land Rover


• Chrysler


• Dodge


• Jeep


• RAM


• Volkswagen

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