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GMC, Buick announce wider array of CarPlay-compatible vehicles for 2016

Apple’s CarPlay feature is finding its way into more makes and models in the coming year. General Motors has announced that select 2016 model year Buick and GMC vehicles will support CarPlay and Android Auto through the IntelliLink system, including the 2016 Buick LaCrosse and Regal and 2016 GMC Canyon, Yukon and Sierra. Buick and […]

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GM announces additional CarPlay support for 14 Chevrolet models in 2016

CarPlay could be gaining some significant ground. General Motors announced that its Chevrolet brand will add support for both CarPlay and Android Auto to fourteen vehicle models for the 2016 model year. The first Chevy vehicles with CarPlay support will be the Tahoe, Suburban, and Volt, all of which are scheduled to enter production in […]

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Pandora CFO points towards upcoming CarPlay integration

Apple and Pandora could be teaming up where CarPlay is concerned. As part of a wide ranging interview with FOX Business Network on Tuesday, Pandora’s chief financial officer Mike Herring broke the silence on upcoming compatibility with Apple’s in-car infotainment solution, saying the streaming service will “definitely be in CarPlay.” While Herring failed to produce […]

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Auto maker Toyota slow to add CarPlay support, will stay with own technology for the time being

As nifty as Apple’s CarPlay technology is – and promises to be – some auto makers seem slow to pick it up and run with it. Despite being among the first automakers to sign on with Apple’s CarPlay initiative, Toyota is reportedly planning to stick with its own in-house infotainment system for the foreseeable future. […]

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List of Apple employees tasked to electric car project begins to emerge, key players surface

Over the past couple of weeks, there’s been word of an employee poaching war between Apple and Tesla, Apple hiring from the auto industry and speculation as to exactly what Applee might be working on. It’s apparently clear that Apple is looking to go beyond an iOS-based CarPlay in-dash system and the majority of the […]