Apple has pushed back the launch date for its redesigned CarPlay, leaving iPhone users waiting for an in-car software update nearly three years after it was first announced. While Apple remains tight-lipped about the delay, the company assures that it's collaborating closely with automakers to integrate CarPlay seamlessly into their next-generation vehicles.
Apple is no longer promising a 2024 launch date for its revamped CarPlay. This is good news, considering we’re now in 2025. However, it also presents a problem for many iPhone users, who were promised updated in-car software nearly three years ago.. The website still lauds all the features to come and the car companies that have signed on to the software, but otherwise, there is no indication of when to expect it.reached out to Apple to ask what’s going on.
The United States is a country reliant on car culture, so the operating system running in your vehicle is just as essential as the smartphone in your hand. It’s been frustrating for iOS users waiting for Apple’s answer to Android Automotive. Brands like Volvo, Renault, Ford, GM, and BMW have all signed on to this deeply integrated version of Google’s mobile OS in the car.
Apple’s revamped CarPlay, which it showed off in 2022, promised the same kind of interwoven experience but for iPhone users, things like an informational dashboard that spans across displays in the car and radio and temperature controls. Luxury car makers like Porsche and Aston Martin signed on but have yet to debut anything from the partnership.
No one knows if Apple or the carmakers are to blame for the delay. Apple could be behind schedule because it tends to hold off on launching products until they’re viable for marketing. As they’ve been waiting, carmakers have adopted either bespoke software or Google’s to offer a similar experience for drivers.
I still think it’s too many screens in the car and not enough buttons, especially if you go off the promotional photo on Apple’s website. Android Automotive works the same way in Polestar and Hyundai cars. It’s all a cacophony of screens presenting all the information your phone would typically hide away to keep you from distracted driving. But not in this era. In this era, it’s full steam ahead with all the information you could ever need all the time.
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