Today at Apple's 2013 Worldwide Developer's Conference, the House That Jobs built debuted iOS
in the Car, an upcoming feature for iOS devices that mirrors what your
iPhone can do on your car's in-dash screen. A perfect port of your
iPhone's screen wouldn't work, since its dimensions don't match those of
most in-dash screens, so what you'll see, according to the demos shown
by Apple on stage, is something like an auto-optimized version of the iPhone's new operating system, iOS 7.
Apple says that 95 percent of vehicles sold today are already able to
work directly with iOS devices for music and playback control, but iOS
in the Car will expand that functionality to also include phone calls,
maps/directions, and sending and receiving iMessages using your
vehicle's screen or eyes- and hands-free using Siri.
It's basically Apple making a move to replace the built-in hardware and
software that came with your car, and makes us wonder how automakers
will react to all those iPhone users circumventing the OEM's own
full-featured infotainment and navigation systems in favor of mirroring
Apple's.
We'll find out soon enough, as Apple already has a pretty big list of
automakers on board to integrate iOS into their cars by 2014. The list
includes Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Ferrari, Chevy, Infiniti, Kia, Hyundai, Volvo, Acura, Opel and Jaguar. To see what iOS in the Car looks like in action, scroll below to watch a clip from today's WWDC keynote.
Source: www.autoblog.com
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