- Big Carplay updates add a number of practical features
- Hyundai presents its new generation infotainment system
- Tesla will probably not be very happy
It was a week of bumper for automotive infotainment updates, Hyundai launching its brand of Pleos software, its operating system for proprietary vehicles and its open application development program, while Apple deployed iOS 18.4 which brought a number of updates to Carplay.
Interestingly, the Hyundai Motor Group worked alongside Google to carry out its new generation operating system, taking advantage of the power of the Android Automotive operating system to create an experience more “similar to a smartphone” for users.
Due to the deployment of the second half of next year, Pleos Connect offers the next Gleo AI vocal assistant in Hyundai, as well as the “divided” multi-window approach.
It strangely resembles the Tesla interface – even to the vehicle icon and the ability to open the doors and the trunk. Don’t tell Elon.
Pleos Connect is part of a wider drive by Hyundai to move in the space of the vehicle defined by the software (SDV), which sees the entire electrical architecture and the redesigned and refined sensor so that all parts of the vehicle can be updated in the air.
Chang Song, the man in charge of everything related to the SDV of the Hyundai Motor group, says that the Pleos platform takes care of “all moving devices” to move independently and be managed intelligently. It will link transport and infrastructure, helping the next generation of autonomous vehicles, both passenger cars and logistics vehicles.
Another part of the Song’s master plan is to develop what he calls “killer applications”, which is a reference to unique software that benefits the end user to such a degree, it makes customers flow on the Hyundai product in order to make the most of them.
Pleos Playground will allow developers of the hottest mobile applications in the world to freely access the termination points for car software, providing software development kits, analyzes and support tools to create applications that can be distributed via the Hyundai applications market.
Apple extends Carplay’s offer … literally
As previously indicated, Apple recently introduced a third row of applications to select Carplay users with larger infotainment screens, but this feature has now been deployed beyond its beta scene.
This piles more application icons on the screen, which should reduce the amount of scanning that is necessary – especially for those who love all applications.
In addition to this, the recent iOS 18.4 update also has an API which allows the developers of sports applications to select to provide live scores and to match updates to a designated part of the screen, although we cannot yet see what it looks like the state of nature.
Naturally, this will not include the strengths of video proofreading, but it is an interesting way to keep up to date as they arrive.
Finally, Apple Carplay users in Europe can finally change their Apple Maps default navigation application, which means that simple SIRI commands will automatically open in Google Maps, Waze or everything you select as favorite in the Settings menu.
