CarPlay, Siri on the car

Presented CarPlay, realization of the project iOS in The car: for the time Cupertino brings his services on Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo.

CarPlay represents the product with which the project iOS in the car comes to life: anticipated for some time, is the strategy of Cupertino to fit and move in a rapidly evolving field such as the automotive industry. One area in which - surprise - is also strong and concrete involvement of Google, which would be finalizing its Projected Mode to connect Android devices to the electronics of the car, and Microsoft, which has collected the first no by Ford. Even the legislature, on the other hand, is proving to accept the technology in the car and - pending a decision on the use of Google Glass - A California court has recognized the opportunity to look at maps while driving on a smartphone.

With CarPlay Cupertino intends to offer "iPhone users a way to easily make calls, use Maps, listen to music and access your messages with just a word or a touch." In practice, the technologies of voice control and assistance of Siri were brought from Apple directly on the car, to which you can connect their devices with the Apple: A simple key will allow access to the control features of Siri directly from the steering wheel, without distractions.

CarPlay will be previewed on models from Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, but later will also come on the cars of the other partners of Apple: BMW Group, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Kia Motors, Mitsubishi Motors, Nissan Motor Company, PSA Peugeot Citroen , Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota Motor Corp.

The most outstanding benefit of this integration, in addition to easy control of music functions, seems clearly to be linked to the navigation system to guide: CarPlay gives driving directions and provides intuitive navigation instructions, traffic conditions and estimated arrival time. Furthermore, such information may also be displayed on the integrated display of the car.