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Apple's CarPlay Delayed as Automakers Hesitate

1/2/2025

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Apple's highly anticipated next-generation CarPlay, unveiled in 2022 for a 2024 debut, remains conspicuously absent from vehicles. Major automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, hesitate to embrace the system, opting to retain software control. With no updates in sight, CarPlay's future hangs in the balance, possibly delaying its launch to 2025 or later.

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Apple's highly anticipated next-generation CarPlay, unveiled in 2022 for a 2024 debut, remains conspicuously absent from vehicles. Major automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, hesitate to embrace the system, opting to retain software control. With no updates in sight, CarPlay's future hangs in the balance, possibly delaying its launch to 2025 or later.