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Apple finally launches next-gen ‘CarPlay Ultra’ software, starting with Aston Martin


Apple's next-generation version of its popular CarPlay infotainment software is finally launching three years after it was first announced. The company

While still powered (wirelessly) by an iPhone, CarPlay Ultra takes over both the main infotainment screen as well as the digital dashboard in front of the driver, and is more deeply integrated with the vehicle’s systems. Apple has implied that the slow rollout of CarPlay Ultra was, in part, related to the work required to make the software fit the “unique brand and visual design philosophies” of its partner automakers. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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