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When the new version of CarPlay is released in the fall, it will bring an unprecedented level of design and customization to digital dashboards, as well as a new version of Apple's mobile operating system.

You can use your voice to make calls, send texts, and play music on your phone in your car, thanks to the extension of your phone to the dashboard.

By the end of 2023, the new CarPlay will encompass the rest of your car's dashboard screens and put an Apple skin over almost all of the controls.

The new CarPlay will take over your dashboard in late 2023.

Apple’s new CarPlay in iOS 16 will let you customize your car’s dashboard.
These CarPlay updates coming will include navigation upgrades.
Apple

Real-time data such as the speed, RPM, tachometer, fuel, mileage, coolant temperature, oil pressure, and trip distances will be displayed on the new CarPlay. The options for power and Torque were shown to us by Apple.

You will be able to change the look of your dashboard with different themes, styles, and layout. You'll be able to add navigation, notifications, weather, smart home device control, calendars, and weather to your car's dashboard and in-car entertainment system.

Apple’s new CarPlay in iOS 16 will let you customize your car’s dashboard.
The numbers and dials almost look like the Apple Watch's interface here.
Apple

Climate control and the radio are just a few of the things that can be controlled with CarPlay.

Which cars will support the new CarPlay?

Apple’s new CarPlay in iOS 16 will let you customize your car’s dashboard.
Apple's new CarPlay will let you customize just about everything with your car's dashboard.
Apple

According to Apple, the new CarPlay will be available in cars in the year 2024.

The car manufacturers that will support the new CarPlay will be announced later in the year.

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