The new CarPlay feature from Apple will be supported by the standalone console for different vehicles. Apple Carplay in BMW, Ford and other models is to be presented in the fall 2014, according to Nikkey reports [this is the newspaper from Japan]. The product should become available in the U.S. and Europe later this year priced at $500 and up to $700.
The iOS 7.1 CarPlay option was first introduced this spring. The iPhone maker showed its new development at the Geneva International Motor Show and later it was officially released in the major firmware upgrade for iPads and iPhones. The new feature allows users using their smartphone in the car when the gadget takes over the in-dash screen of your vehicle. You get the opportunity to control navigation, received phone calls and text messages and listen to music through Siri assistant who understands your voice commands. For now the option supports only three models of the iOS device, including the iPhone 5S, 5c and 5. Apple CarPlay in Ford, BMW, Honda, Mercedes-Benz and a number of others cars is still not available for many older models.
Different manufacturers might like to implement such an option into their vehicles but there is no information on when such an opportunity becomes real. For example, Keywood is not going to adopt the system soon. It only looks at the possibility of such integration. European and U.S. markets are to get Apple CarPlay aftermarket console. As for other countries, they might also receive such an offer later, after the new products hits the two markets and gains its popularity.