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Toyota To Release Its First Apple CarPlay Compatible Car In 2015

The feature will allow users to connect their iPhones to touchscreen displays in cars.

 

Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, the world's largest carmaker by volume of sales, has announced that it will release the first Apple CarPlay equipped car in 2015.

 

The company was one among many automakers who demonstrated working prototypes of Apple's infotainment interface at last week's Geneva Motor Show.

 

According to a report on theverge.com, Apple's CarPlay feature was announced at a developer conference in San Francisco under the name 'iOS in the Car'. This feature is the part of Apple's latest iOS 7.1 software update, which went public this week.

 

Through CarPlay, users can connect their iPhones to touchscreen displays in cars. Using connected screen, you can access maps, play music, and even send messages (we don't recommend that).

 

Toyota has not made it clear as to which models will feature Apple's CarPlay feature. There's no whether it will add support to existing vehicles in the coming years. However companies like Pioneer who specialise in making in-car infotainment systems plans to offer kits compatible with Apple's CarPlay for older cars.

 

Update: The Company has retracted its statement about Apple CarPlay coming to its cars in 2015. Instead it has said “No announcements about if and when Apple CarPlay will arrive in Toyota cars have been made.”


TAGS: Apple CarPlay, Toyota, in-car infotainment technology, iOS 7.1

 
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