Report Examines GM’s Controversial Move to Abandon Apple CarPlay

An in-depth Bloomberg report today resurfaced General Motors’ decision to replace Apple CarPlay with its own software. Last year, GM announced that it planned to forgo Apple ‌CarPlay‌ in its new electric vehicles, starting with the 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV. Instead, GM introduced a proprietary infotainment platform, aiming to control and customize the digital experience … Read more

Polestar’s new smartphone looks like a step up from Android Auto and CarPlay

Polestar teased that it was working on its own smartphone at the Guangzhou Auto Show late last year, with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath telling CNBC “where you have an opportunity to link these two worlds, without any border … then you can really have a seamless transition.” Now, images have surfaced on Chinese website Weibo … Read more

How to use a VPN with CarPlay

A VPN is a must-have security tool for the privacy-minded. It’ll help you keep snoopers at bay by encrypting your internet traffic, and safeguard your online activity by cloaking your original IP address. Given the amount of personal data that flows through Apple CarPlay, including your messages and real-time location, as well as the next-gen … Read more

Here’s Everything We Know About Apple’s Next-Generation CarPlay

It has been nearly two years since Apple first previewed next-generation CarPlay at WWDC 2022, and it has still yet to become available in any vehicles. Below, we recap the latest information about the upcoming software system. Apple’s render of next-generation CarPlay from WWDC 2022 Next-generation CarPlay will have deeper integration with a vehicle’s instrument … Read more