Paying for a full tank of gas without getting out of your car? This is the next function of CarPlay

During his Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) last month, Apple introduced a big update to CarPlay, the embedded version of iOS for cars. One of the new functions on which the firm is working is the possibility of paying for a full tank of gas directly from the dashboard of your car.

For it, Apple will need partnerships with service stations. According Reuters, the brand is in the process of concluding agreements with several chains in the United States, including HF Sinclair, which has 1,600 service stations. Jack Barger, the group’s senior vice president of marketing, said they were ” excited about the idea of ​​consumers being able to drive into a Sinclair station and purchase fuel from their vehicle’s navigation screen “.

Payment by CarPlay should arrive this year

To take advantage of this feature, users will need to have a iPhone and download theapplication developed by the chain of service stations where they plan to fill up. They will need to save their payment information there, then they can activate the pump remotely and pay the bill from the CarPlay interface on the dashboard.

This is not the first time that a company has tried to implement such a function. General Motors ended its own payment system this year. However, CarPlay being present on many car brands, Apple could be more successful. The function should arrive as soon as this fall when launching the new version of CarPlay.

Geneva Motor Show: with CarPlay, the iPhone wants to integrate with the car

CarPlay, the new name of Apple’s “iOS in the Car” project, will be one of the curiosities of the Paris Motor Show.automotive of Geneva which takes place from March 6th to 16th. MirrorLink technology competitor (for Android smartphones and Windows Phone), CarPlay provides access to a simplified version of the iPhone OS on the dashboard of a car.

Futura article with Relaxnews, published on 04/03/2014

Apple will demonstrate, at the Geneva Motor Show, CarPlayan embedded version of its operating system iOS specially dedicated to the car. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are the first manufacturer partners announced. The idea of ​​CarPlay is to be able to connect your iPhone to your dashboard, which then refers to a lighter and simplified version of your smartphone’s interface, with its main features, applications and content available.

The system allows, for example, to make calls, to use Maps or to listen to music via thetouchscreen or by voice command at Siri. CarPlay is an alternative to technology MirrorLinkwhich promises to replicate the interface and functionality of a smart phone Android or Windows Phone on the vehicle’s on-board touch screen.

CarPlay compatible with iPhone 5, 5C and 5S

If Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo will demonstrate it in Geneva, other car manufacturers should quickly integrate CarPlay into their future models. This will notably be the case for BMW, FordGM, Honda, Hyundai, JaguarKia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, PSASubaru, Suzuki and Toyota.

The project, previously named ” iOS in the Car “, was originally presented by Apple in 2013 during the Worldwide Developers Conference. CarPlay works with all iPhone with a Lightning port (iPhone 5, 5C and 5S) and will be integrated into their new models by certain partner manufacturers from 2014.