Apple is introducing new functionality for almost every iPhone app and feature with iOS 17, and CarPlay hasn't been left out. We haven't seen the total overhaul of ‌CarPlay‌ that Apple promised last year as of yet, but there are a handful of new features. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. SharePlay for the Music App SharePlay works with the Apple Music app in ‌CarPlay‌, which means everyone in the car, passengers included, can contribute to an ‌Apple Music‌ playlist. As long as the car owner has an ‌Apple Music‌ subscription and initiates a SharePlay session from ‌CarPlay‌, other people in the car can choose music to play. Each person can scan a QR code generated by…

CarPlay didn't receive much attention during the WWDC keynote, but the iPhone-based software platform did receive a few new features with iOS 17, including SharePlay support in the Music app and real-time electric vehicle charging station availability. SharePlay support in the Music app allows all passengers in a car to control what music is playing from their own devices, even if they do not have an Apple Music subscription. The primary user can initiate a SharePlay session from CarPlay. Apple Maps now provides electric vehicle drivers with real-time charging availability information for their preferred charging network, and this feature extends to the Maps app on CarPlay, making it easy to find an available charging location while driving. The new CarPlay…

Swedish automaker Polestar today announced that it is releasing a software update to all existing Polestar 2 vehicles to add new Apple CarPlay features, including full-screen Apple Maps in the driver display. Polestar appears to be the second automaker to support display of ‌Apple Maps‌ and navigation information projected from ‌CarPlay‌ in the drivers display. BMW was the first automaker to include the extended CarPlay feature in its Polestar 2 rival, the BMW i4, in 2021. Some vehicles with Apple ‌CarPlay‌ already feature limited turn-by-turn directional information fed from ‌Apple Maps‌ on the driver's display, but full integration of ‌Apple Maps‌ into the instrument cluster is still very uncommon. The P2.9 over-the-air update also brings additional phone and media information…

Porsche also provides its own EV navigation service for folks that don’t use Apple CarPlay. | Photo by Sean O’Kane / The Verge Apple is providing Porsche Taycan owners with more options for planning trips around EV charging locations. As announced on the Porsche website, Taycan models in the US can now make use of Apple Maps EV Routing, a feature within Apple CarPlay that allows drivers to plan routes that include charging stations and adjusts directions based on the vehicle’s remaining battery life. Apple Maps EV Routing provides directions based on real-time traffic information while monitoring the vehicle’s charge levels and identifying appropriate charging stations during a journey. When the Taycan’s battery drops too low, the service will direct…

Owners of the Porsche Taycan can now get routes in CarPlay via Apple Maps based on their vehicle's charge level.Apple Maps EV routing comes to Porsche TaycanVehicle manufacturers have been placed in the spotlight after GM's public move away from Apple CarPlay. However, Porsche has doubled down on its commitment to CarPlay with Wednesday's news. Read more...

Owners of the Porsche Taycan can now get routes in CarPlay via Apple Maps based on their vehicle's charge level.Apple Maps EV routing comes to Porsche TaycanVehicle manufacturers have been placed in the spotlight after GM's public move away from Apple CarPlay. However, Porsche has doubled down on its commitment to CarPlay with Wednesday's news. Read more...