Image: Apple, Porsche Apple is collaborating with automakers to bring brand-distinct CarPlay interfaces to their respective vehicles. The first brands involved are Porsche and Aston Martin, with both high-end performance vehicle manufacturers previewing the bespoke CarPlay interfaces to be featured prominently in upcoming models. Greg S. Fink for Car and Deriver: ‎ This next-generation CarPlay builds upon previous versions by integrating into all of the displays of a given vehicle and not just the central infotainment screen. Though the familiar CarPlay experience remains, multiple template options and special details ensure the interface reflects the ethos of a given brand. For instance, the preview of Porsche’s CarPlay interface shows that it features a trio of circular gauges in the cluster and…

Image: Apple, Porsche Apple is collaborating with automakers to bring brand-distinct CarPlay interfaces to their respective vehicles. The first brands involved are Porsche and Aston Martin, with both high-end performance vehicle manufacturers previewing the bespoke CarPlay interfaces to be featured prominently in upcoming models. Greg S. Fink for Car and Deriver: ‎ This next-generation CarPlay builds upon previous versions by integrating into all of the displays of a given vehicle and not just the central infotainment screen. Though the familiar CarPlay experience remains, multiple template options and special details ensure the interface reflects the ethos of a given brand. For instance, the preview of Porsche’s CarPlay interface shows that it features a trio of circular gauges in the cluster and…

High-performance vehicle maker Porsche is fully embracing Apple CarPlay since the overwhelming majority of its customers are owners of high-performance iPhones. Porsche is the first automaker to expose car functions like climate and lighting via Apple’s automaker toolkit for CarPlay. (Photo: Jonathan Gitlin) Jonathan M. Gitlin for Ars Technica: ‎ [Porsche] has built a new iOS app, making use of an Automaker toolkit provided by Apple. This little-known feature is only offered to OEMs and allows them freedom beyond the restrictive user interface guidelines laid down by Apple. Porsche’s customer research found that the overwhelming majority of its customers have iPhones and prefer using them for things like navigation. “Obviously, you have to switch back and forth to control some…

With the My Porsche App showing up in CarPlay to control audio, climate and lighting, we may soon see such integrations in other cars, too. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

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Porsche today announced an updated My Porsche App that adds new vehicle functionality to the CarPlay experience in Porsche vehicles. With the app integration, audio, climate, comfort, lighting, and entertainment functions can be controlled directly in ‌CarPlay‌. According to Porsche, car owners can use the combined My Porsche App and ‌CarPlay‌ feature to do things like change radio stations, control the in-car temperature, and adjust the lighting. The car model shows up through ‌CarPlay‌, and there are wellness modes like "relax," "warm up," and "refresh" that can be activated using the ‌CarPlay‌ quick actions feature. All of the available vehicle functions can be controlled using Siri voice commands for hands-free adjustments when driving. Porsche owners can activate the feature by…