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Pioneer bringing a premium Car Play feature to existing cars [U]
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (241+ words) Pioneer was first to bring Apple Car Play to existing cars in 2014, and now the company is pulling off another Car Play first. At CES 2026, Pioneer announced its new Sphera aftermarket in-dash receiver with support for a premium Car Play…...
Car Keys in Wallet recently launched for two major vehicle brands, with more soon
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (299+ words) Apple Wallet got a lot of new features with i OS 26, but another key improvement is that car key support keeps expanding to more vehicle brands. Here are the recent and upcoming major car key launches. Apple has long dreamed…...
Car Keys in Apple Wallet coming soon to major new vehicle brand
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (254+ words) Apple Wallet's car key feature is building momentum, with several major vehicle brands recently launching support or about to. Now we can add another "coming soon" brand to that list: Lexus. It's taken years for car keys in Apple Wallet…...
GM rolling out native Apple Music app to more cars starting today
2+ week, 6+ day ago (215+ words) Last December, GM began rolling out a dedicated, native Apple Music app for select Cadillac and Chevrolet cars. Now, the automaker has announced another expansion of its Apple Music app, this time to select Buick and GMC cars. Here's the…...
Kwikset brings smart lock control to Apple Car Play
3+ week, 1+ day ago (149+ words) Lock maker Kwikset is updating its smart lock app to work with Apple Car Play for the first time. Smart lock control through Car Play otherwise relies on Siri or scene recommendations from Car Play's Dashboard view. By introducing a…...
Apple Maps EV Routing adds battery preconditioning for Ford Mustang Mach-E
4+ week, 1+ day ago (421+ words) Ford's Mustang Mach-E is one of very few cars with support for Apple Maps EV Routing in Car Play. The feature helps you plan EV trips by automatically inserting necessary charging stops along your route. One limitation of Apple Maps…...
Car Keys in Apple Wallet just launched for a major new automaker
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (245+ words) Apple says car keys in Wallet are set to expand significantly soon, and one major new automaker'Toyota'appears to have just launched support. The past year has been a big one for Apple Wallet and Car Play additions, and Apple has…...
Apple was once "carpet bombing" Tesla with recruiting calls, per Elon Musk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (359+ words) Apple once had ambitions of building an electric car, and during that period, per a new interview with Elon Musk, the company was "relentlessly" trying to poach Tesla employees. Elon Musk recently sat down with Stripe co-founder John Collison and…...
Car Play could make a splash in an unexpected vehicle
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) While Tesla may be the last automaker anyone expected to consider Car Play, there's an even more unlikely vehicle maker that could adopt Apple's infotainment feature in the future. Car Play has been around for more than a decade, appearing…...
Tesla still working on Car Play support, here's what we know
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) Last November, Bloomberg broke the news that Tesla was working on Car Play support, a dramatic shift in policy for Elon Musk's company. Here's the latest on what we know about Tesla's plans to support Car Play. This weekend, Mark…...