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What is Apple CarPlay?

Apple has launched its assault on the in-car technology market by announcing a product called CarPlay, which it hopes will integrate the iPhone, Apple maps and Siri into the car dashboard.

Announced at the Geneva International Motor Show, CarPlay is the next evolution of Apple’s iOS in the Car, which connected iPhones to car stereos via the now obsolete docking connector that featured on iPhones and iPods up until the release of the iPhone 5 with the newer, smaller Lightning Connector.

What is it?

CarPlay is a more advanced way to connect an iPhone to a car’s entertainment and information systems, allowing access to a variety of the smartphone’s functions including music, messaging and navigation.

How does it work?

Like existing cars with iPod or iPhone connections, cars fitted with the new Apple CarPlay will connect to iPhones using the Lightning Connector, pulling data and information directly from the iPhone and charging it in the process.

The iPhone can be controlled via voice, or through the car’s native touchscreen interface mounted in the dashboard or with traditional buttons including those mounted on the steering wheel.

i believe that many apple users will enjoy the fact that you can connect your  iphone to a cars entertainment and information system. Also i believe that apple could make more money after people start buying those type of cars.