More Than 24 Million Cars to Be Fitted with Apple’s CarPlay by 2019
Earlier this year, several car OEMs announced that they would be releasing new cars installed with CarPlay capabilities, including Ford, BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Jaguar/Land Rover, Toyota, Nissan, and Volvo, with many others sure to follow. As such, ABI Research forecasts that in 2019 over 24 million new cars will be fitted with CarPlay. In addition, the uptake of MirrorLink is expected to be fairly significant.
Without an open ecosystem, car makers could be forced to collaborate with more than one partner. This trend is concerning, as car manufacturers will worry about incompatibility and whether supporting the wrong platform will lead to lost sales. For consumers, it could potentially mean asking the dealer, “Will my smartphone be compatible with my car?”