Automakers such as Ford, and especially General Motors and Volkswagen, made sure to mention that some of their vehicles will support Apple CarPlay as part of their press conferences and overall presentations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas last week.
Well, if you're in the market for a new car or are wondering if your current vehicle supports the infotainment system, Apple has made it that much easier for you to check. That's because the company has launched a website fully dedicated toward listing all the automakers and models that support CarPlay, currently standing at upwards of 100 different models.
As Apple says on the website, "every major automobile manufacturer currently offers models that support CarPlay or is planning to introduce them," but some are on board more than others at this point.
If one adds up all of GM's vehicles currently supporting CarPlay, the staggering count stands at 30 models, encompassing brands such as Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC.
Volkswagen counts 18 total 2016 models equipped to support CarPlay — more than any other individual line of automakers — and that's not even counting its futuristic concepts, such as the BUDD-e as shown at CES 2016, nor its owned brands of Audi and Porsche.
The fanciest automakers to currently support CarPlay? Well, that would be Ferrari and Porsche.
Apple's CarPlay essentially puts your iPhone on your vehicle's dashboard, allowing drivers and passengers to listen to music, make calls, send and receive messages and get turn-by-turn navigational directions simply by plugging your phone into the infotainment device.
With automakers aiming at higher levels of connectivity and mobility than ever before, and Apple still being what it is in the tech space, it would almost be considered a "behind-the-times" approach if car companies don't support CarPlay or Google's Android Auto at this point or moving forward, right?
Don't get left in the dust.
