Aston Martin has become the first car manufacturer in the world to offer a deepest integration of Apple CarPlay in the information and entertainment system of its vehicle with the debut of the new Apple Carplay Ultra.
After having been in development for several years, both Porsche and Aston Martin revealed in 2023 that they would be among the first to offer Apple’s last information and entertainment offer, but the British sports car manufacturer has defeated all other manufacturers.
Apple Carplay Ultra is based on the existing Carplay platform when taking care of the infotainment head unit and the vehicle digital instrument cluster for the first time.
The new Carplay will initially be limited to the new Aston Martin DBX in ordered models in North America and Canada, but will reach other Aston cars and regions for the next 12 months. Apple also says that it is working with Hyundai, Kia and Genesis to bring ultra carplay to more models.
Do you want to know what the entire uproar is about? Here are four things that you should know, in addition to an image gallery to show how Carplay Ultra looks at Aston Martin’s last trip …
1. offers a more personal experience
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Now, drivers can select from a series of digital options designed by Aston Martin for the velocimeter and tacometer dials, while the ability to alternate among the live maps of a preferred navigation provider, as well as media applications, gives the owners a way to “select their own multiple screen configuration”, according to James Bond’s favorite brand.
In addition, the British brand has also provided a series of different instrument cluster issues, as well as the ability to adapt the wallpapers, color schemes and the general aspect of their personal tastes.
The key to doing the link of the link was to ensure that Aston Martin had total control over the design, with Apple claiming Carplay Ultra allows car manufacturers “to express their distinctive design philosophy with the appearance and feel their customers wait.”
2. Offer everything in one place
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One of the biggest errors on the current Carplay environment is that users often have to leave it to interact with the key functionality of the vehicle, such as changing driving modes or adjusting climate control, for example.
Apple Carplay Ultra Cancel this type of behavior to the mischievous step and finally allows drivers to adjust the radio station, adjust climate control or shoot the seats with heating from the ultra interface through touch screen controls, physical buttons or by using Siri voice commands.
Better yet, the British brand talks about the “coup user interface through”, which essentially means that it has been able to bring very specific menus and configurations of the vehicle to the Carplay environment for the first time.
Therefore, if you cannot adjust the balance and the Fader in the elegant Bowers & Wilkins, it is possible to do it through a specific menu screen that is within the ultra of Carplay environment.
3. Has a highly customizable cluster with more information
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Aston says that customers can also select among several widgets that can reside on the 10.25 -inch infotainment screen or on the digital controller screen for a highly customizable cluster. This could include things such as pneumatic pressure monitoring, weather forecasts or advanced configurations of the driver assistance system.
Although Aston Martin or Apple does not explicitly mention it, it is understood that the owners must initially match an iPhone 12 or posterior (with iOS 18.54 and later) connecting it or choosing the wireless option.
The system will automatically recognize the phone and the driver every time they enter the vehicle, even that the region of the one they are, adjusting the measurement units accordingly.
Of course, it opens easy access to things such as email, WhatsApp messages and the ability to get on zoom calls, all without having to juggle the interfaces.
4. It comes to other car brands
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Unfortunately, Android users will not be able to enjoy a similar type of Android automotive experience in the car, since this is a specific Apple link.
On the other hand, Aston Martin provides physical buttons and switches for most of its functionality and explains that its next -generation information and entertainment system, which debuted in the new DB12 in 2023, is perfectly a perfectly decent digital offer as it is.
In addition, Carplay Ultra is currently limited to the new Aston Martin DBX, and only those models ordered in North America and Canada for now. Although Aston models and markets will be implemented in the next 12 months.
What is more, Apple said it is working with several automobile manufacturers to take Carplay Ultra to a variety of new models soon, including those of Hyundai, Kia and Genesis.
The pure black tactile screen technology of 10.25 inches of Aston Martin is relatively modest compared to many rivals, so it will be interesting to see what other manufacturers with larger and more impressive screen matrices can do.
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