Hyundai is Bringing Apple CarPlay to the New 2015 Sonata

Hyundai has announced that it's bringing Apple CarPlay functionality to the 2015 Sonata.

Hyundai’s latest Audio Video Navigation (AVN) systems are already recognized for their beautiful, yet intuitive interface and advanced feature set. Our engineers took advantage of the vivid eight-inch touchscreen to integrate CarPlay for an experience that iPhone users will instantly recognize. A Sonata equipped with CarPlay, lets drivers have the ability to make calls, use Maps, listen to music and access messages. With CarPlay, Siri provides drivers an eyes-free experience by responding to requests through voice commands and can be easily accessed directly through the Voice button on the steering wheel. Using a Lighting connector, CarPlay works with iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5 running the latest version of iOS 7.

Hyundai is one of the first volume manufacturers to bring CarPlay to market and it will be available on 2015 Sonatas equipped with navigation later in the 2015 model year. Volvo, Mercedes, and Ferrari have also announced CarPlay equipped vehicles. For those looking to add CarPlay to their existing vehicle, Pioneer has just announced that its 2014 NEX receivers will get CarPlay support via a firmware update.