iOS in the Car

Apple announced a major step yesterday: the company is taking over selected cars' in-dash displays though its CarPlay (iOS in the Car) feature. As part of the forthcoming Geneva International Motor Show, selected manufacturers will showcase CarPlay, which provides iPhone users with an intuitive way to make calls, use Maps, listen to music, and access...

Apple’s iOS in the Car integration will soon expand to models from luxury automobile makers Ferrari, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, reports the Financial Times. The announcement will be made at next week’s Geneva Motor Show according to sources and will allow drivers to use Apple Maps, Siri and other iOS features: The official announcement of Apple’s...

According to The Information's Jessica E. Lessin, Apple's organizational issues are believed to be causing delay in the public rollout of 'iOS in the Car’ feature, AppleInsider is reporting. The source claims that Apple executives "didn't quite know what to do" with the iOS in the Car program, which is said to add "pressure on non-hardware products that...

Last week, iOS developer Steve Throughton-Smith shared a handful of great new screenshots of the forthcoming 'iOS in the Car’ feature and today, he has uploaded a video showing the much anticipated iOS feature in action, via a barebones implementation that is actually present in the already released iOS 7.0.3 but not accessible by default (via MacRumors)....

Apple introduced iOS in the Car last June, and since then the company has been silent about the feature. iOS in the Car is expected to arrive alongside iOS 7.1 (due in March?), and developer Steve Throughton-Smith has a handful of great new screenshots of the forthcoming feature aimed at drivers (via iGeneration). Apple has added...

Apple released iOS 7.1 beta 2 for developers today. The first major change that was spotted by 9to5Mac was that this version includes a toggle labelled "Car Display" in the Settings app under "Restrictions." This prompted speculations about Apple introducing the iOS in the Car feature with iOS 7.1, or maybe iOS 7.2. The final...

Back in January, Honda announced that it would be bringing Apple’s Siri Eyes Free feature into some of its 2013 models, including the 2013 Accord. Honda has promised that the Siri Eyes Free feature will be available at the beginning of December. Apple is working with car manufactures like Audi, GM, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Chrysler,...