{"id":271607,"date":"2026-02-07T02:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271607\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T02:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T02:06:07","slug":"apple-opens-carplay-to-ai-rivals-following-driver-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/271607\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Opens CarPlay to AI Rivals Following Driver Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> plans to allow other companies\u2019 voice-controlled artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to operate within its vehicle interface, CarPlay<\/a>, Bloomberg\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0Friday (Feb. 6), citing unnamed sources.<\/p>\n

The company is working to support these third-party apps in CarPlay and plans to make this capability available to AI providers within months, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Currently, Apple allows only its own assistant,\u00a0Siri<\/a>, as a voice-control option in CarPlay, the report said.<\/p>\n

CarPlay users have been demanding the option to use third-party AI chatbots because Siri\u2019s capabilities are limited to managing music playback, sending messages and handling navigation, per the report.<\/p>\n

A third-party AI chatbot could do things such as providing restaurant recommendations when asked by the driver, the report said.<\/p>\n

Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS\u2019 request for comment.<\/p>\n

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This report comes about two weeks after it was reported that Apple plans to use a custom AI model provided by\u00a0Google<\/a>\u00a0to increase the capabilities of Siri, turning the digital assistant into\u00a0an\u00a0AI chatbot<\/a>\u00a0later this year.<\/p>\n

The chatbot will be added to the operating systems of the iPhone,\u00a0iPad\u00a0and Mac. While Google will provide the AI model, Apple will design the user interface.<\/p>\n

The PYMNTS Intelligence report \u201cGenAI and Voice Assistants: Adoption and Trust Across Generations<\/a>\u201d found that 60% of consumers believed\u00a0voice assistants<\/a>\u00a0would become as smart and reliable as humans.<\/p>\n

The report also found that millennials and bridge millennials were the most frequent users of voice-activated devices. Among each group, 32% of consumers used the devices.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, it was reported in November that Tesla<\/a> is developing support for Apple CarPlay in its vehicles after ignoring calls from customers to add the\u00a0software<\/a>\u00a0designed for vehicle infotainment systems. CarPlay is already supported by other car companies.<\/p>\n

Apple began rolling out the next generation of CarPlay in May, saying it provides \u201cthe ultimate\u00a0in-car experience<\/a>\u201d by deeply integrating with the vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201ciPhone users love CarPlay, and it has transformed how people connect with their vehicles,\u201d\u00a0Bob Borchers<\/a>, vice president of worldwide product marketing, said at the time in a press release. \u201cWith CarPlay Ultra, together with automakers, we are reimagining the in-car experience, making it even more unified and consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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