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Apple takes on Android Automotive with CarPlay Ultra
CarPlay Ultra deeply integrates into your car, including the instrument cluster, but you still need an iPhone.
- Apple has introduced CarPlay Ultra, an in-car system built into vehicles that offers full integration across driver displays and access to both iPhone content and vehicle controls.
- Users can manage climate controls, navigation, media playback, vehicle settings, and even check systems like tire pressure, via touchscreen input, buttons, and even Siri.
- The rollout starts with Aston Martin vehicles in the US and Canada.
Following Google’s announcement that Gemini will be coming to Android Auto and cars with Google Built-in (cars that integrate Android Automotive with Google apps on top), Apple has officially announced the next generation of CarPlay in the form of CarPlay Ultra.
CarPlay Ultra is the next generation of CarPlay, which is built directly into the car. Apple says it provides information for all of the driver’s screen, including the gauges in the instrument cluster. Automakers can customize this experience to suit their brand’s look and feel, though users can also personalize the theme’s colors and wallpapers.
