Do you have one of the following Mercedes that didn’t come from the factory with CarPlay? Feel left out? Now you can get CarPlay in: Mercedes C-Class W205 2014-2018 Mercedes A-Class 2014-2018 Mercedes B-Class W246 2014-2018 Mercedes GLA 2014-2018 Mercedes GLE W166 / W292 2016+ Mercedes GLS X166 2016+ Mercedes Read more…
If you haven’t used Apple CarPlay, then you’re missing out on the latest bit of technology that’s designed to keep you safe while you drive. Unfortunately, in today’s technology-driven society, many people are addicted to their cell phones and cannot exist without their devices, even for a few minutes. Nowhere Read more…
New Apple Maps Designed with Better Road Coverage and Pedestrian Data, More Precise Addresses, and Detailed Land Cover I noticed yesterday new traffic light icons. Hm. Where did these come from? Wait! There’s a lot more detail! Where did that come from? They came from a Maps update that Apple Read more…
In the biggest CarPlay news in months, BMW has dropped its $80-per-year charge to its customers to use (free) CarPlay. This has been a thing that’s stuck in our craw here at CarPlay World, and seeing this news is refreshing, if not outright schadenfreude. We’ve hammered BMW for this over Read more…
Dying to get CarPlay in your ride? Die no longer. Here’s the least expensive head unit with CarPlay we’ve seen in a while? Maybe ever? Pioneer MVH-1400NEX Digital Multimedia Video Receiver Apple CarPlay with Bluetooth — Right now it’s $259.99 on Amazon. 800 x 400 resolution, clear-resistive touchscreen, 24-bit True Read more…
CarPlay is Apple’s solution to automakers’ generally awful infotainment efforts in their cars, trucks and SUVs over the last ten years. iOS 13 is Apple’s latest phone software, and because iPhones are what runs CarPlay, CarPlay is updated and thus improved. It was released about a month ago, so we’ve Read more…
The list grows! And for good reason… CarPlay is in more cars and SUVs than ever before. Automobiles rolling off the factory floor are now more likely to have CarPlay than not in 2019, a tipping point that will only accelerate the adoption of CarPlay by developers.
The latest stereos (aftermarket head units) with CarPlay:
A Google spokesperson said the speed limit service is currently live in the U.S., U.K. and Denmark. In the US, select regions have had this for six months or more, making me wonder what’s wrong with my region. *sniff* Google has begun rolling out speed limit and speed camera indicators in Read more…
Why do we report on iOS? Because it’s the “parent” of CarPlay; CarPlay runs under iOS, while iOS is the operating system software that runs your phone. When something changes/improves/breaks/gets fixed in iOS, it can affect CarPlay, thus our interest in iOS in general and iOS 13 in particular. iOS Read more…