Fiat Chrysler is joining the parade of automakers incorporating Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto into their infotainment services.
The company says both smartphone systems will be available on some unspecified models worldwide starting later in 2016. They will be part of the fourth generation of Fiat Chrysler’s Uconnect touch-screen system. Fiat Chrysler says the new Uconnect system will start faster with quicker and more vivid touch screens.
Automakers have gradually been adding the Apple and Google systems to their infotainment systems, largely because customers want the screens to mimic their familiar smartphones and perform tasks the same way.
On Monday, Ford also announced plans to add the systems to its Sync infotainment centres. General Motors is rolling out the systems on select models, and other manufacturers are also moving in that direction. At the same time, automakers are developing their own systems to control car functions.
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Among the holdouts, Toyota says it has no plans yet to add Apple’s or Google’s system yet to its Toyota and Lexus infotainment services.
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