In April, Pioneer announced that its new Unit will be supported by a series of proprietary Apple CarPlay. On Thursday, six months after the announcement, the company released the appropriate firmware update.
It is about six Japanese manufacturer of stereo systems - AVIC-8000NEX, AVIC-7000NEX, AVIC-6000NEX, AVIC-5000NEX, AVH-4000NEX and AVIC-X8610BS. After installing the update 1.06 they allow iPhone users to use all the automotive technology Apple.
CarPlay provides tight integration of smartphones with multimedia systems, giving the driver and passengers of the vehicle to control the functions of a smartphone with a touch screen head unit or voice assistant Siri. To use the technology enough to connect your smartphone to your car via USB-cable.
"With a large LCD display gadgets Pioneer, function CarPlay and voice assistant Siri, users can manage mobile devices, without being distracted from the road. Thanks CarPlay, owners iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5 can using Siri to make and receive voice calls, typing text messages and reply to SMS, use the maps to navigate Apple, listen to music, podcasts and iTunes Radio », - says Pioneer.
Earlier, the Japanese manufacturer Alpine Electronics also announced the development of devices with support for CarPlay, which can be installed in any vehicle. By the gadget is installed in the center console of the new or used car, you can connect your iPhone via a cable Lightning. Through this connection, the user will be able to a 7-inch screen, GU read SMS messages and e-mail, the use of mobile navigation, control the playback of music stored in the phone memory, as well as making voice calls.