It is said that the plans of Steve Jobs was to create a vehicle that would meet the aspirations of the founder of Apple for simplicity and aesthetics. Chief visionary technology industry could bring to the automotive industry their ideas about design and interface, and probably make a revolution, as several times before doing in IT. But Jobs did not have time to realize his dream.But it tends to make his company.
6 March at the Geneva Motor Apple introduced a new development CarPlay . This technology allows iPhone owners use smartphones, together with automotive infotainment system. The first new cars with support CarPlay shown Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari and Volvo. In the ranks of fellow Apple is also willing to stand BMW, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota and others. Such enthusiasm on the part of automakers could not please the manufacturer. But on Tuesday, something happened that can not disappoint motorists - the official site of the company disappeared references to the timing of availability of technology.
Now Official Page Apple announces the upcoming release CarPlay unspecified date. If the company had promised to make the function available until the end of 2014, but now will have to wait, probably until at least 2015.
At the moment, already two companies initially declared support for technology - Mercedes-Benz and Volvo - have announced their intention to postpone the integration CarPlay until 2015. First first said CarPlay will be available not only for new cars, but also on old machines manufacturer. To do this, companies are working to create a kind of "post-market solutions."Later, the German automaker said that it is ready to submit a decision no earlier than 2015.
Volvo also did not run ahead of the engine, showing off his conceptual sketches, and just announced the indicative date for adoption CarPlay adopted. The company had planned to release the model in 2014, but due to the problems suffered during launch in 2015.
Pioneer - another company that delays release products supporting CarPlay. In May, the company promised to provide an update to some of its Unit "in the coming weeks", but still have not announced a release. Hyundai has released a compatible CarPlay cars Sonata in 2015 and intends to release a corresponding update to the end of the year.
In general, the situation is rather vague way, especially as the specific timing yet no one calls.
Meanwhile, the first car on the market, the owners of which were able to use CarPlay, became the Ferrari FF . In early September, a supercar valued at $ 300,000 went on sale in the United States, Europe and Japan.