If you love CarPlay but aren't fond of burning cash on a brand-new vehicle just to get CarPlay out of the box, consider Sony's latest receiver featuring a 6.4-inch touchscreen, CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, support for iDatalink Maestro and more.
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Doug Field leaves Tesla and returning to Apple to work on Project Titan
Doug Field, who once worked as Apple's vice president of Mac hardware, is returning to the company after a five-year stint at Tesla. He's coming back to work on Apple's all-secretive "Project Titan" automotive initiative, according to Daring Fireball.
You can now connect Waze for iPhone with any Ford vehicle running SYNC 3
As promised, Google-owned Waze has been updated with support for Ford's SYNC 3 protocol.
Take a ride with Waymo’s self-driving minivan in this immersive 360-degree video
Today, Waymo has the world’s first and only fleet of fully self-driving cars on public roads.
Apple dramatically increases the number of self-driving SUVs it’s testing
Having obtained a California permit a year ago to test three self-driving cars on the road, Apple has now dramatically increased the number of SUVs in its self-driving test fleet.
You’ll finally be able to control your AM/FM radio through CarPlay thanks to Gracenote
Finally AM/FM radio will be controllable through CarPlay's native interface thanks to a new app from music-tagging database Gracenote.
Sirius XM Radio gains CarPlay support
After being quite the holdout, the popular Sirius XM app for iPhone and iPad was updated recently to include support for Apple's CarPlay platform, bringing a bunch of radio channels to in-car infotainment systems that don't support the app natively.
Apple’s devised novel self-driving tech for detecting small obstacles using LiDAR
Apple's kept its self-driving research secret for years, but now the company has publicized some of its autonomous driving software techniques that improve obstacle detection.
These in-car wireless chargers are compatible with iPhone 8 and iPhone X
Not all automobiles that come outfitted with an integrated wireless charging mat will work with your iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus or iPhone X.
Video: Apple’s top-heavy, self-driving Lexus SUV
Here's your closer look at Apple's autonomous Lexus vehicle, courtesy of self-driving startup Voyage co-founder MacCallister Higgins who captured a video of the SUV and posted it to Twitter last night.
As many as 17 Project Titan engineers have left Apple for secretive automotive startup Zoox
If you needed another proof that Apple has indeed drastically scaled back its autonomous and electric vehicle initiatives, here's one: multiple engineers on Project Titan—many of whom originally joined the iPhone maker from Detroit car makers and suppliers—have now left the Cupertino giant to join the secretive automotive startup Zoox.
Cook: Apple has “a large project going” in terms of autonomous systems
While Apple's Project Titan reportedly shifted gear and is currently focused on autonomous driving software rather than the actual car hardware, that doesn't necessarily mean that the Cupertino technology giant doesn't have some big plans in that space.