Tag: Audi

Vehicle makers who charge annual subscriptions for CarPlay: Bad PR?

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 3:01 pmWednesday, May 8, 201915 Comments

BMW made a controversial move last year, implementing an annual CarPlay subscription…

Vehicle consortium that includes Apple announces digital car key spec for smartphones

Thursday, June 21, 2018 1:32 pmThursday, June 21, 20184 Comments

A standardized solution designed to let drivers download a digital vehicle key onto their smartphones…

Apple CarPlay: How it works, the apps, the vehicles and the features

Thursday, March 15, 2018 1:01 pmThursday, March 15, 201815 Comments

So what is Apple CarPlay? Think of it as a way of mirroring some of the key features and functions…

Apple recruits engineers from Berlin-based automotive mapping firm ‘Here’

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 3:27 pm2 Comments

Apple has poached at least six engineers from Berlin-based mapping company Here…

BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen’s Audi to buy Nokia’s HERE maps

Monday, August 3, 2015 8:32 amMonday, August 3, 20152 Comments

German carmakers BMW, Audi and Mercedes, will pay around 2.5 billion euros…

Apple’s CarPlay looks to solve the hassle of ‘hands free’ car tech

Monday, November 24, 2014 10:28 amMonday, November 24, 201416 Comments

Auto makers are looking to bypass their multiyear product cycles…

Forbes reviews Apple’s CarPlay: Hugely impressive

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 11:30 amTuesday, November 11, 201419 Comments

Your vehicle’s head unit will display its own version of iOS, which has been designed by Apple itself…

72 hours with Apple’s CarPlay

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 1:28 pmWednesday, November 5, 201419 Comments

Apple’s CarPlay software is intended to bridge the chasm between your iPhone and your car stereo…

Alpine Electronics in-dash receiver with Apple CarPlay now shipping

Monday, October 27, 2014 4:00 pmMonday, October 27, 201415 Comments

Alpine Electronics, Inc. today announced that it will offer aftermarket products…

Videos: Apple CarPlay demoed on Pioneer’s AVH-4000NEX

Thursday, October 9, 2014 3:28 pmThursday, October 9, 201411 Comments

Fix Denver walks us through the available apps on Pioneer’s implementation of Apple CarPlay…

Pioneer releases Apple CarPlay for vehicle systems in US and Europe

Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:04 pmThursday, October 2, 20145 Comments

Pioneer has released Apple CarPlay firmware updates for five units…

Apple announces 9 new CarPlay partners

Tuesday, July 1, 2014 1:40 pmTuesday, July 1, 201424 Comments

Apple today announced nine additional partners committed to shipping CarPlay…

Audi to support Apple’s CarPlay along with Google’s ‘Android Auto’

Thursday, June 26, 2014 12:29 pmThursday, June 26, 201413 Comments

Audi is bringing the Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto…

Audi unleashes unlimited in-car 3G WiFi for $15/month

Friday, April 5, 2013 1:02 pmFriday, April 5, 201327 Comments

Buy an Audi, get virtually unlimited WiFi in your car for $15 per month…

Nuance, Apple’s Siri personal assistants hit the road with BMW

Thursday, July 12, 2012 4:04 pmThursday, July 12, 201226 Comments

BMW’s new voice control system this week highlights the shift from GPS systems…

Harman CEO on Apple for Automotive: ‘Apple is a partner, not an adversary’

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:52 am5 Comments

“Apple is a partner, not an adversary,” Harman Chief Executive Officer Dinesh Paliwal said…

Nine auto makers partner with Apple for ‘Eyes Free’ Siri integration

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 6:31 pmTuesday, June 12, 201246 Comments

The launch of iOS 6 will bring greater automobile integration to Apple’s revolutionary iPhone…