Despite delays, Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to next-gen CarPlay and confirmed it is working with several car makers on it. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Despite delays, Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to next-gen CarPlay and confirmed it is working with several car makers on it. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Apple today confirmed that "several" car makers still plan to support next-generation CarPlay in future vehicle models. Apple said each car brand will share more details as they near the announcements of these vehicles, but it did not provide a timeframe. Apple previously said next-generation ‌CarPlay‌ would launch in 2024, but that did not happen. Apple's statement about next-generation ‌CarPlay‌:The next generation of CarPlay builds on years of success and insights gained from CarPlay, delivering the best of Apple and the automaker in a deeply integrated and customizable experience. We continue to work closely with several automakers, enabling them to showcase their unique brand and visual design philosophies in the next generation of CarPlay. Each car brand will share more…

The next generation of CarPlay deeply integrates with a car’s hardware, providing content for multiple screens within the vehicle. Apple’s website previously indicated that the first vehicle models with support for next-generation CarPlay would “arrive in 2024,” but this did not occur. More than three weeks into 2025, Apple has finally updated its website, removing the 2024 timeframe from the next-generation CarPlay section on its overall CarPlay webpage. Joe Rossignol for MacRumors: ‎ The fact that Apple did not remove the entire next-generation CarPlay section from the page suggests that the software might still launch at some point, but Apple is no longer providing a timeframe. We have reached out to Apple for comment. ‎ MacDailyNews Take: Coming to a…

Apple's website said the first vehicle models with support for next-generation CarPlay would "arrive in 2024," but that did not happen. A little more than three weeks into 2025, Apple has now updated its website in the U.S. to remove that 2024 timeframe from the next-generation ‌CarPlay‌ section of its overall CarPlay page. The fact that Apple did not remove the entire next-generation ‌CarPlay‌ section from the page suggests that the software might still launch at some point in the future, but Apple is no longer providing a timeframe at this point. It is unclear if Apple, car makers, or both are to blame for the missed 2024 target. We have reached out to Apple for comment. Apple first previewed…

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