apple, takes CarPlay to a whole new level with a big announcement at WWDC 2022. With what the company calls a “sneak peek”; that goes beyond infotainment and becomes the entire interface of the car, from the instrument cluster display to the center console and including every vehicle function. completely new generation CarPlay exhibited.
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Almost every car has CarPlay in the last few years, and that’s it; One of the most requested features from car buyers. However, when you want to perform “car” functions rather than entertainment functions, which transports you to a completely different interface; quite a discrete experience that makes you jump into the car’s own operating system. With this change, everything disappears: Apple introduces CarPlay make the only interface in your car wants.
This announcement, to view the automobiles information; physical switches instead of choosing to use one giant screen or multiple different screens; and away from special indicators; caught a big trend in the automotive industry. The newest and most expensive of the cheap models from Kia and VW That was the case until Mercedes models – and of course Tesla had a war against physical buttons from Day 1.
In typical Apple fashion, what needs to be showcased in this concept makes me think this physical buttonless world could work just fine. The instrument cluster and information displays are all clear; simple and informative – all the same we know and (in most cases) love iOS-like has style. apple, large widgets and buttons with a layout similar to the home screen; It showed a variety of potential interfaces, with a large main screen or a smaller widescreen displaying a series of smaller tiles in the center.
A Great Interface
Unlike today’s CarPlay, these interfaces; from CarPlay today it shows all the typical “car” information along with the information you will get. Like this, Apple Maps route guidance and upcoming calendar appointments, as well as trip and fuel information.
In the instrument cluster Apple, depending on your personal taste or driving mode; bringing all kinds of information (or lack thereof) in front of you iOS highlighted some of the similar customization options. And of course, it all depends to your iPhone is connected; experience is not what the automaker chooses by default; it becomes specific only for your desires and needs.
Apple said that this new interface will be demonstrated on real vehicles with various partners by the end of 2023. On the partner slide Land Rover; Porsche, Nissan, Ford, Lincoln, Audi, Jaguar, Acura, Volvo; Honda, Renault, Infinity and Polestar There were brands like Among many other details we don’t have yet; We don’t know if this full CarPlay interface will come to the cars of each of these companies or if it will simply be a refreshed version of the infotainment experience.