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Apple Launching All-New CarPlay Experience in 2023 With These 5 Key Features
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RadarScope does work in CarPlay if you jailbreak. I don’t anymore because it’s a pain in the ass to jailbreak, but it was pretty cool to have RS on my car’s display while storm chasing.
I don't have intel, but there's been a LOT of talk around this car, and still nothing that has surfaced. And BTW, I didn't mean 'ever'.
Could be helpful in the future when you change brands, and the new car instantly has a familiar layout and feel.
At WWDC 2022 in June, Apple previewed the next generation of CarPlay, promising deeper integration with vehicle functions like A/C and FM radio, support for multiple displays across the dashboard, personalization options, and more.
Apple says the first vehicles with support for the next-generation CarPlay experience will be announced in late 2023, with committed automakers including Acura, Audi, Ford, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Porsche, Volvo, and others. Ahead of time, we have recapped five key features to expect from the new version of CarPlay.
Multi-Display Support
The new version of CarPlay will be able to appear across all of the displays in a vehicle, providing a consistent experience across the infotainment system, instrument cluster, and any additional screens on the dashboard. Apple says CarPlay will be tailored to each new vehicle model to accommodate unique screen shapes and layouts.
Instrument Cluster Integration
The new CarPlay experience will provide integration with a vehicle's instrument cluster, including the speedometer, tachometer, odometer, fuel gauge, engine temperature gauge, oil pressure gauge, and more. Apple says drivers will be able to choose from several gauge cluster designs and layouts, including brand‑specific options.
Climate Controls
You'll be able to access your vehicle's climate controls directly within the new version of CarPlay, allowing you to adjust the temperature of the A/C or heat, fan speed, heated seats, heated steering wheel, and other options.
Widgets
Widgets will be a key part of the new CarPlay experience, offering at-a-glance information such as trip duration, fuel economy, distance traveled, calendar events, weather, phone calls, the status of a HomeKit-enabled garage door, and more. It will also be possible to view and scroll through the widgets within the instrument cluster.
FM Radio App
The new version of CarPlay will include an all-new Radio app that allows you to easily control the FM radio in your vehicle, such as to change the station.
Article Link: Apple Launching All-New CarPlay Experience in 2023 With These 5 Key Features
Couldn't you request that RadarScope's developers try to update the app to support CarPlay? I don't think there's anything that prevents a given app from working with Apple CarPlay except the developer not making an effort to write it with that support in it?
I believe the most important limitation is imposed by Apple with “mustn’t distract the driver too much”.
Which is why there is no email app (emails get announced by AirPods but not even a “bing!” in CarPlay) and the only books you can “read” while driving are audiobooks.
Based your conclusion as stated in the last sentence, I'm not too sure you understand the new car market, especially at the high end. Exactly how did you conclude adding such software features to existing cars will decrease the value of new cars?
For existing cars that have the required technical capability/processing power it would only serve to increase value across the board. Good for consumers, good for dealers.
Respectfully, I just don't see support for what you are saying.
Milking customers is Apple's #1 priority for 2023 in fact.
Apple only approves certain types of apps for CarPlay, like audio and some communications apps. They want you to not to be distracted. That's why there's no weather apps for it. They'd never approve it.
My sources at General Motors say that this will be available in a presently unannounced new vehicle that is a EV starting in the 2024 model year. I have my fingers crossed that it is the Cadillac Escalade EV.
this sounds awesome. when my partner and I are ready for a car, it will need to be compatible with this lol.
And that means I don't care about it for at least 5 years. I just bought a new car last year. And it doesn't even have wireless carplay.Awesome!
Too bad it will only be supported on 2023+ cars
Not sure where you live but in the north east they are everywhere. As are Audi’s , fords, Acuras…
I have the MachE and it has a complete customized UI that I feel like could support this. But doubt ford would allow such a fancy feature.
I’m sorry if this question has been answered in the article and / or the 9 pages that have followed, but… for those of us who have native CarPlay but no fancy gauge cluster or any other connected display, what will CarPlay look like? Will it be pretty much the same?
Cars in question are a 2017 Mazda 3 (with the Mazda OEM retrofit kit) and a 2012 Mazdaspeed 3 with an Eonon headunit.
Cars in question are a 2017 Mazda 3 (with the Mazda OEM retrofit kit) and a 2012 Mazdaspeed 3 with an Eonon headunit.
But Ford is named as one they’re working with, but, I assume (could be wrong) that there will be HW updates required, and I also don’t see that eg Ford will invest updating the cars they’ve sold in the last couple years with these new features, their engineers are working on the next gen MachE already and that’s where I’d expect seeing it… car makers want to be SW engineering houses but they’re far away from that
CarPlay support should also be one of every car manufacturer’s top priorities.
When it is time for me to buy a new car, CarPlay support is going to be major factor in my purchasing decision. If the car doesn’t support it, I’m moving on to something else that does.
I look forward to this eventually, but in the meantime auto manufactures can barely handle getting regular CarPlay to work…
That's fair enough, I just got a car too.. and so wont have this new CarPlay either.. it's a shame, as it really does look amazing. Which car did you buy?
I'm going off what all the articles are saying as Apple themselves have stated. This point in particular:
"Apple says the first vehicles to support the new system will be announced in late 2023"
The vehicles which SUPPORT it will be ANNOUNCED in late 2023, is how I read it... open to interpretation - but definitely sounds like they will be brand new 2023+ only cars.
Noone would be happier if I was wrong about that, than me. I'd love that in my current car.. but it doesn't sound like that's what Apple is saying, to me anyway
It would be pretty amazing if it was backwards compatible.
But judging by the fact BMW and Merc have started introducing subscription tiers for things like heated seats and even paying to retain your cars horsepower by way of a paid subscription - i wouldnt hold my breath for a software update to unlock a plethora of features on an "old" car, unless there is a substantial financial cost to it.
I had a think about that when I was posting the comment and agree it can definitely be read that way.
I think if there was a whiff of backwards compatibility they would have marketed it at WWDC when announcing it.. but you may be right, I'm just reading it from a sales perspective.
Also, can any of current cars actually support it?
How many current cars have ventilation controlled via a touch screen?
I can think of one.. out of like 5000.
Just like nVidia and AMD (graphics card interaction with computer monitors) - to run the Extended Carplay software to the capacity that has been highlighted in the marketing - you may well need an Apple physical "module" as such in the car...
I guess only time will tell
I like the direction Apple went with CarPlay. It really has brought new life to my old car. I don't miss throwing out the radio for it.