Hands on: Everything new with CarPlay in iOS 16
Apple heavily featured CarPlay during this year's WWDC keynote. There are several changes planned -- some imminent and some for down the line. Here is what's new with CarPlay and what we'll actually see in iOS 16.

Updated CarPlay UI
Thus far, Apple has only issued an initial developer beta of iOS 16. Therefore, some features may change by the final release and some functionality may be added.
Take Maps for example. Apple touted a big update that will allow multi-stop routes. You could plan a trip from your home, to a gas station, to a friend's house, to a coffee shop, to a final destination.
These routes can be created on your Mac with macOS Ventura before being sent to your iPhone. In this first beta, CarPlay doesn't support turn-by-turn directions for these routes. Hopefully, this is included with the full release in the fall of 2022.
With iOS 15, Siri would need affirmative confirmation before sending a message, which can slow down the process. As long as the message is correct, it will send it on its way without your intervention. If the message needs to be altered, a "change" button is still visible on the CarPlay interface.

Updated Podcast library in iOS 16 CarPlay
The Podcasts app is also getting a big revamp with iOS 16. It was extremely limited before, unable to surface recent episodes. Apple has added a new library with this update allowing you to find saved episodes more easily as well as the latest episodes from any show you follow.
Both fueling and driving tasks are compatible with iOS 16, though you'll have to wait for developers to deliver this as an update later this year. Fuelling apps are self-explanatory and include any that may help you find fueling stations or lower gas prices.
Driving task apps are a bit broader. Any apps that help with tasks while in the vehicle could be included, such as those that provide toll rates/routes, road information, or towing assistance.

The future of CarPlay
Starting with vehicles that are being announced in late 2023, CarPlay will exist on all your car's screens. It's currently limited to your primary center console display and navigation guidance in the middle of your instrument cluster. The CarPlay of the future will fully take over all displays, including additional dash displays.

CarPlay in the instrument cluster
The instrument cluster is full of customization with plenty of fonts, themes, colors, and layouts to choose from. All while retaining the requisite information like the speed, range, fuel levels, RPMs, and more. This is a level of customization we don't often see from Apple.

CarPlay widgets
Large displays or wide displays will be home to widgets. Apple has default widgets for your calendar, weather, audio playback, time, trip info, and Home controls. This, too, is customizable.
We're most excited about the ability to control your vehicle's systems directly from the CarPlay interface. No longer will you need to leave CarPlay to adjust your car's AC, heat the steering wheel, turn on your seat vents, or tune the radio.
This is a huge departure and is what is most likely to give automakers pause. By ceding the entirety of the vehicle to CarPlay, they don't get to highlight their systems.

Apple says vehicles will be announced in late 2023, meaning we won't see this in the wild until 2024. At WWDC, Apple announced commitments from several major manufacturers to adopt this updated version of CarPlay.
Ford, Acura, Honda, Volvo, Land Rover, Nissan, and others were included in this list. That said, how many vehicles and to what degree of support remains to be seen.
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Updated CarPlay UI
Thus far, Apple has only issued an initial developer beta of iOS 16. Therefore, some features may change by the final release and some functionality may be added.
Take Maps for example. Apple touted a big update that will allow multi-stop routes. You could plan a trip from your home, to a gas station, to a friend's house, to a coffee shop, to a final destination.
These routes can be created on your Mac with macOS Ventura before being sent to your iPhone. In this first beta, CarPlay doesn't support turn-by-turn directions for these routes. Hopefully, this is included with the full release in the fall of 2022.
Improvements to existing apps
With iOS 16, Apple has made improvements to existing CarPlay apps. With Messages, Siri is now able to automatically send a message after it's been read back to you.With iOS 15, Siri would need affirmative confirmation before sending a message, which can slow down the process. As long as the message is correct, it will send it on its way without your intervention. If the message needs to be altered, a "change" button is still visible on the CarPlay interface.

Updated Podcast library in iOS 16 CarPlay
The Podcasts app is also getting a big revamp with iOS 16. It was extremely limited before, unable to surface recent episodes. Apple has added a new library with this update allowing you to find saved episodes more easily as well as the latest episodes from any show you follow.
New app categories
Occasionally, Apple adds new categories of supported apps for CarPlay. Typically, CarPlay apps will be navigation or audio apps with only a limited number of other categories available to show in the interface. The iOS 16 update supports two new types of apps.Both fueling and driving tasks are compatible with iOS 16, though you'll have to wait for developers to deliver this as an update later this year. Fuelling apps are self-explanatory and include any that may help you find fueling stations or lower gas prices.
Driving task apps are a bit broader. Any apps that help with tasks while in the vehicle could be included, such as those that provide toll rates/routes, road information, or towing assistance.
An all-new CarPlay experience
Most users are excited about the all-new CarPlay experience that Apple previewed during the event. Unfortunately, this is not coming soon.
The future of CarPlay
Starting with vehicles that are being announced in late 2023, CarPlay will exist on all your car's screens. It's currently limited to your primary center console display and navigation guidance in the middle of your instrument cluster. The CarPlay of the future will fully take over all displays, including additional dash displays.

CarPlay in the instrument cluster
The instrument cluster is full of customization with plenty of fonts, themes, colors, and layouts to choose from. All while retaining the requisite information like the speed, range, fuel levels, RPMs, and more. This is a level of customization we don't often see from Apple.

CarPlay widgets
Large displays or wide displays will be home to widgets. Apple has default widgets for your calendar, weather, audio playback, time, trip info, and Home controls. This, too, is customizable.
We're most excited about the ability to control your vehicle's systems directly from the CarPlay interface. No longer will you need to leave CarPlay to adjust your car's AC, heat the steering wheel, turn on your seat vents, or tune the radio.
This is a huge departure and is what is most likely to give automakers pause. By ceding the entirety of the vehicle to CarPlay, they don't get to highlight their systems.

Apple says vehicles will be announced in late 2023, meaning we won't see this in the wild until 2024. At WWDC, Apple announced commitments from several major manufacturers to adopt this updated version of CarPlay.
Ford, Acura, Honda, Volvo, Land Rover, Nissan, and others were included in this list. That said, how many vehicles and to what degree of support remains to be seen.
Coming soon
At the moment, iOS 16 is currently in developer beta. A public beta is scheduled to be released in July before a full release this fall. Stay tuned to AppleInsider as we walk through more features for Apple's upcoming software updates.Read on AppleInsider
Comments
Unlike the old days, all cars look alike. All the parts are made in the same type of factory.
The same car shapes, the same boring colors. They all have become uniform, dull, set aside the occasional exception. Each brand has the same set of user segments they sell to. They compete but whatever you choose, within any given price range, you’ll be fine.
I will yield to no one in my long time enthusiasm for Apple's ecosystem, but I don't see the future functionality of CarPlay as something I need to hold my breath for. I was sorry Volvo didn't have CarPlay when I bought the car --- the current version is supposed to arrive via an automatic over-the-air update by the end of this month (it was scheduled earlier, but pulled for engineers to fix some bugs in their implementation). But now I don't really see a lot to look forward to there, apart from a couple of apps that (I think) work in CarPlay but haven't yet been ported to AAOS. Apple's new stuff may well be very nice, when it (together with cars that run it) finally arrives, but it will be largely a matter of catching up, and I'm not holding my breath.
Possible automakers trying to compete with Tesla and apple making good usable software for them. Something has to give.
It could be an issue for some carmakers, but others will see it as a way to co-brand with Apple. They'll promote the CarPlay features in their marketing as a way to entice a subset of potential car buyers. it certainly would be somewhat of an enticement for me, just as cars with Android Auto are a negative. My wife and I have an interest the new Volvo C40 Recharge models. I learned they run on the Android Auto and that annoys me. The car does list Carplay compatibility as a feature, but I figure it is limited within the overall Android OS of the car. Perhaps a couple years from now Volvo (and others) will offer full Android Auto or full expanded CarPlay as an option when you buy.
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The problem with car manufacturer's own dash/infotainment system once in place; never get updated. On contrary, Apple Play(or android) on your phone can be updated constantly giving you more features for years in future after the car is bought. MAP/Navigation in vehicle is one good example where auto manufacturers miserably failed to keep updating installed navigation system so unfortunately people paid for but never used it because always lacking updates. Instead people start using CarPlay and it was blessing,
If CarPlay takes over the dash display, I wonder who takes on that liability, Apple or the car company? Who pays if a dashboard malfunction leads to an accident?