Apple Music time-synced lyrics, Apple Podcasts now available on Porsche’s all-electric Taycan
In addition to animated lyrics, the Taycan now supports Apple Podcasts via its infotainment system out of the box.
Cars
Porsche’s fully electric sports car Taycan is the first-ever vehicle with Apple Music integration
Aside from this unique Apple Music integration, Porsche’s upcoming electric vehicle also comes with support for Apple’s CarPlay system.
Epic Games is adding regular cars to Fortnite
There are four vehicles for you to cruise around the map with friends, including the Islander Prevalent sedan and the Victory Motors Whiplash sports car.
Lamborghini will use AR for Huracán Evo RWD Spyder debut tomorrow
The Italian car maker will turn to augmented reality technology for tomorrow’s online-only debut of the new Huracán Evo RWD Spyder super car.
Waymo self-driving ridesharing service releases iOS app
Waymo, the self-driving ridesharing service from Google parent company Alphabet, is now available as an app in the App Store.
DigiTimes: Quanta supplying Apple with unspecified autonomous driving solutions
A report indicates that Taiwanese manufacturer Quanta is “supplying” Apple with what is believed to be “autonomous driving solutions”.
iOS 13’s CarPlay features include Light theme, Dashboard, album art, Calendar, Hey Siri & more
CarPlay has received its biggest update ever with an all-new Dashboard with music, maps and more, a Calendar app, Siri support for third-party navigation and audio apps, and more.
Apple needs revolutionary LiDAR sensors for self-driving cars
Apple has evaluated LiDAR sensors from four suppliers. It’s also working on inexpensive, unobtrusively designed autonomous driving sensors of its own.
Charging your Apple Pencil 2 could prevent you from unlocking your car
Although electronic interference isn’t a new problem, Apple has admitted that charging your Apple Pencil wirelessly may jam signals on the bandwidth used by your key fobs.
A sketchy report claims Apple’s Project Titan may end up being an electric-powered van
According to multiple unnamed sources that spoke with German-language Manager Magazin, the mythical Apple Car could end up being an electric-powered van.
Apple dismisses 200+ employees from its stealthy autonomous vehicle initiative
The layoffs were internally likened to a restructuring move of sorts under Project Titan’s relatively new leadership.
Sony’s bestselling aftermarket CarPlay receiver just got better
Not fond of buying a new car just to enjoy CarPlay? If so, consider Sony’s latest aftermarket receiver with a 6.4-inch touchscreen that brings CarPlay and Android Auto systems to any car, plus support for iDatalink Maestro and more.
