Models
After a long wait, Apple has finally launched its most advanced in-car technology yet, CarPlay Ultra, marking a significant step forward in smartphone-to-vehicle integration. The first cars to offer the next-generation system are none other…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 15, 2025
How-To
“The latest and greatest.” That’s definitely a thing people say, and it’s not for nothing – who doesn’t love something new every once in a while? But when it comes to cars, the water starts getting…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 6, 2022
Car Tips
In this video, you will learn how connect and setup Apple CarPlay to your iPhone smartphone in a BMW car. The BMW X3 used in this demo comes with iDrive 7, so the procedure might…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 29, 2022
News
After BMW announced that US customers will switch to a subscription contract if they want to use CarPlay in their cars, there was a number of voices accusing BMW of all sorts of nefarious things….
Gabriel Nica / February 7, 2018
5 Series
BMW First Automaker To Introduce Wireless Apple CarPlay Integration
by Raluca Boeriu / Date: October 21, 2016
News
BMW of North America will offer the Apple CarPlay as an optional $300 feature on most BMWs within the current lineup. Several cars from BMW’s 2 to 7 series can now be purchased with CarPlay…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 1, 2016
Interesting
At the moment, BMW may have the best in-car infotainment system on the market. With its latest generation iDrive 5.0, the new BMW 7 Series will utilize physical buttons and knobs as well as touchscreen…
Nico DeMattia / June 16, 2015