Apple has confirmed it: Apple CarPlay 2 comes later

It could not be secretly, but Apple has now announced that CarPlay 2 will come later. This is going on.

Apple has confirmed it: Apple CarPlay 2 comes later

We already knew it, but Apple has now also confirmed it: Apple CarPlay 2 comes a little later than originally planned. On the American Apple page of CarpPlay it was first stated that the update would be in 2024. This has now been removed from the page.

The following can now be read on the American CarPlay page.

This next generation of carPlay is the Ultimate iPhone Experience for the Car. It provides content for all the driver’s screens including the instrument cluster. This ensures a cohesive design experience that is the very best of your car and your iPhone – with designs for each automaker that express your vehicle’s character and brand. Vehicle functions like radio and temperature controls are handled right from carplay. And Personalization Options Ranging from Widgets to Selecting Curated Gauge Cluster Designs Make It Unique To The Driver.

It is not known, which makes the delay exactly. But the restraint of some car manufacturers would be a cause. CarPlay 2.0 promises to be a radical update that takes over the most functions of a car. That sounds good for drivers, but many car manufacturers prefer not to lose control of their own software.

Yet the first car brands have already unveiled their own version of CarPlay 2.0. This way we already know what the renewed operating system looks like in wagons from Porsche and Aston Martin.

These car brands stop carplay (2)

In addition, some car brands have indicated that they no longer support CarPlay. General Motors (GM) is one of the manufacturers who will stop. General Motors is behind car brands such as Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

General Motors switches to their own operating system. According to the car brand, this is not only safer, but also to avoid carplay problems. CarPlay works via an iPhone and according to GM that can sometimes falter. Drivers would then grab their phone faster, resulting in unsafe driving behavior. Their own system would not have these hitches.

Apple CarPlay 2 Release: When then?

It is not known when Apple CarPlay 2 will release. We now know for sure that Apple is still working on it, and that together with the car manufacturers. Hopefully the update will appear somewhere in 2025.