“Apple plans to move aggressively into the in-car integration space later this year, according to multiple people familiar with the initiative,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.
“Apple is working with car makers to deeply embed iOS’s Maps and Siri services into cars, according to these people,” Gurman reports. “While companies sell accessories to place iPhone and other iOS devices on cardashboards for easy access to Apple Maps’ turn-by-turn navigation, Apple wants to break into the space with its own solutions.”
Gurman reports, “According to people familiar with the plans, Apple is working with car makers on updated versions of car center consoles that could attach to iOS devices like the iPhone. Specifically, an iPhone could be plugged into a car and an optimized, redesigned version of Apple Maps will appear on the car’s built-in display instead of a proprietary GPS system found in many cars.”
Much more in the full article here.
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