Apple and Google may be competing against each other with their respective in-car connectivity systems, but most major automakers are (thankfully) hedging their bets by partnering with both companies, even if many aren't quite ready to fully roll out the systems in their cars. That is starting to change, however, with Honda the latest to confirm that both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay will be included on one of its most popular vehicles.
That's the 2016 Honda Accord, which the company debuted today in conjunction with the official opening of a new SIlicon Valley R&D facility. As CNET reports, the Accord will have two LCD screens in the dash, with most of the CarPlay and Android Auto functionality appearing on the lower touchscreen.
Also prompting the launch in an R&D lab is the inclusion of a suite of safety features the automaker calls "Honda Sensing" which, it explains in a statement, will help "reduce driver workload and avoid or mitigate the severity of a vehicle collision." Interestingly, Honda also points to it and an indication of things to come, noting that it "serves as both a technological and perceptual bridge to the highly automated cars of the future."
You can look for the new Accord to be available later this year.
