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Here's the First Real-World Look at Apple's CarPlay Ultra

The first videos of Apple's CarPlay Ultra experience are now available, providing a never-before-seen look at the long-anticipated iPhone-linked infotainment software.

British automaker Aston Martin today shared the first video of Apple's CarPlay Ultra experience in-action, followed by a detailed walk-through of the ‌CarPlay‌ Ultra system on Top Gear's YouTube channel, which provides the first comprehensive look at the system in the real-world.

The video shows the ‌CarPlay‌ Ultra setup process, navigation, personalizing the instrument cluster, controlling vehicle functions, widget options, customizable themes, and more.

Earlier today, Apple announced that ‌CarPlay‌‌ Ultra is now available for new Aston Martin vehicle orders in North America, and will expand to vehicles globally over the next year.

Existing Aston Martin vehicles with the automaker's next-generation infotainment system in the U.S. and Canada will be eligible for a software update at local dealers to add support for ‌‌CarPlay‌‌ Ultra in the coming weeks.

Other automakers around the world, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis, are still working to bring ‌‌CarPlay‌‌ Ultra to drivers. ‌‌CarPlay‌‌ Ultra works with the ‌iPhone‌ 12 or later running iOS 18.5 or newer.

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BelgianChoklit Avatar
11 months ago
Great to see it debuts in cars that most of the middle class people can afford.
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11 months ago
The obvious question is: what do you see if your phone is dead for some reason?
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
11 months ago

The obvious question is: what do you see if your phone is dead for some reason?
Carplay is an interactive app that runs on top of the OS of the car.



If your phone dies either:
-you use AML's own infotainment OS
-you plug your phone in
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FSMBP Avatar
11 months ago

The obvious question is: what do you see if your phone is dead for some reason?
It would go back to the built in software?
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gsmornot Avatar
11 months ago

The obvious question is: what do you see if your phone is dead for some reason?
My guess would be a default AM display without customizations. Surely they have a failover screen.
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11 months ago
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