The reach of CarPlay, Apple’s in-car app system, will extend even further than before, thanks to a new arrangement with Pioneer.
Soon, when Pioneer users plug their iPhones into their vehicles, CarPlay will automatically launch and offer access to its full suite of apps.
“By providing an aftermarket option,
Pioneer’s 2014 in-dash multimedia systems give many iPhone owners the ability to add CarPlay to their current vehicles
Pioneer’s 2014 in-dash multimedia systems give many iPhone owners the ability to add CarPlay to their current vehicles,” Ted Cardenas, vice-president of marketing for Pioneer’s car-electronics division, said in a statement.
The CarPlay option will be made available this summer through a firmware update to Pioneer’s line of five 2014 NEX in-dash multimedia receivers.
During the initial rollout of CarPlay earlier this year, some thought that consumers would need to purchase one of the vehicles listed as part of Apple’s CarPlay partner program. Pioneer’s announcement means CarPlay will come to an even wider range of drivers much sooner than previously thought via this aftermarket option… see more
source: mashable
Tags: Apple Carplay, Pioneer in-car system, technology
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