CarPlay 2.0: Is it coming or not?
Apple had already presented a revised CarPlay version in 2022 that integrates deeper into the car. But apparently the manufacturers don't want to.
Excerpt from Apple CarPlay patent: An Audi logo points the way.
(Image: Apple / Europäisches Patentamt)
It has now been two and a half years since Apple announced a redesign of its iPhone vehicle integration CarPlay. "CarPlay 2.0" should ensure that Apple technology is built even deeper into the car, offering control of vehicle functions and taking over the main instrument in the dashboard, for example. This is also important for the iPhone company because it abandoned its own e-car project this year. The problem: despite many announcements, nothing has happened so far – and probably won't in December either, even though Apple was able to recruit several partners.
Design protection and icons
Porsche and Aston Martin came out as supporters of "next-generation CarPlay", as "Car Play 2.0" is also known, a year ago. However, there are still no real signs of implementation. Porsche told Macrumors this week that it would not be changing the current CarPlay integration, i.e. the old standard, "in the near future". Apple had announced a timetable of arrival "in 2024" – and even wrote this cheerfully on its website. "First models coming in 2024", it still says. As December is a rather unusual launch month for new vehicles, it is likely that this date will soon be changed to 2025.
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In the design protection database of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), there are illustrations of the look of new CarPlay elements, which interestingly show an Audi logo – of a sister from Porsche. Another graphic shows a CarPlay display of a navigation system with various switches for vehicle control, such as the air conditioning. New icons have also been spotted in iOS 18.2 Beta, which are likely to stand for car radio and ventilation.
Aspiration and reality
When the collaboration with Porsche and Aston Martin was announced, the aim of the project was to create "an entirely new, unified experience that brings together the best of Apple and every single car manufacturer", according to Apple's head of software design Alan Dye. Why all this is taking so long is probably due to a combination of Apple's ambitions and the wishes of the vehicle manufacturers.
While some car manufacturers fear losing control of the all-important software, Apple certainly has very specific ideas about what a "CarPlay 2.0" car should look like. To be continued hopefully next year. CarPlay 1.0, which is part of iOS 18, will continue to be developed until then.
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