Apple Unveils CarPlay Ultra, CarPlay Ultra vs. CarPlay, Revisiting CarPlay Strategy

Hello everyone. This may be the first time two updates were published on the same day. For a decent portion of you, it’s already Friday. Accordingly, let’s date this update May 16th.

With WWDC a few weeks away, Apple is sticking with the pattern used the past few years in announcing a few new features ahead of its developer conference. Today’s update will be dedicated to discussing CarPlay Ultra.

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