Apple's next-generation CarPlay experience is still nowhere to be seen following Porsche's announcement of a major upgrade of its infotainment system for 2026. The upcoming 2026 model year Porsche Taycan, 911, Panamera, and Cayenne feature an upgraded version of the Porsche Communication Management (PCM) system, making it more responsive, adding Dolby Atmos support, and integrating Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. The new system brings the Porsche App Center, a kind of app store for the vehicle, to all of the new models. It continues to support the standard version of Apple ‌CarPlay‌ and Android Auto. Support for Apple's next-generation ‌CarPlay‌ experience is again conspicuously missing from Porsche's new lineup, and the automaker did not mention it at all during its latest…

Here’s Porsche’s 2026 PCM setup. | Image: Porsche Porsche is upgrading the infotainment in the upcoming 2026 model year Taycan, 911, Panamera, and Cayenne with “more responsive” software and features such as an Alexa personal assistant. The 2026 Porsche Communication Management (PCM) will get the Porsche App Center introduced in the Macan Electric. It provides “direct access to a large number of apps” and a “wide range of services” that can run on the touchscreen. In an email with The Verge, Porsche spokesperson Calvin Kim said these new models run on the MIB3 architecture, first launched in 2022, and not Google’s Android Automotive OS like in the Macan Electric. Apple’s delayed next-generation CarPlay was expected to be introduced on Porsche…

The Apple car met a sad demise not long ago. Now a rival smartphone-maker rolls out the hella-sporty Xiaomi SU7 EV. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Apple CEO Tim Cook today appeared in Porsche's video announcement for the Taycan Turbo GT electric performance car. The Porsche Taycan Turbo GT is the most powerful production car the brand has ever made. During its premiere video, Porsche briefly showed off its custom race engineer cockpit app for the Vision Pro that allows a spectator to view laps from the perspective of the driver accompanied by key statistics and a track map in 3D space. Speaking to Porsche CEO Oliver Blume, Cook congratulated the automaker on the new vehicle and highlighted the potential of the Vision Pro headset to "reimagine track experiences." Good morning, Oliver. Congratulations to you and the Porsche team on the new record you've set with…

The two luxury carmakers showed their approaches to the updated and more fully integrated system, which Apple unveiled at WWDC22. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

The two luxury carmakers showed their approaches to the updated and more fully integrated system, which Apple unveiled at WWDC22. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)