“The video shows an interface that is quite different from that found in the Ferrari system, with smooth touch-based scrolling of content instead of button-controlled paging through tracks and other lists,” Etherington reports. “It also shows the CarPlay integration running alongside, or perhaps even within a wrapper of the existing in-car software, as this double-tall touch display panel shows off a list of other features including Volvo’s own navigation software and media management.”
The opening montage ends and the demo begins around 0:45 in the video:
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“At the Geneva Auto Show, Mercedes revealed the all-new C Class, its first vehicle to support Apple’s in-vehicle iOS platform called CarPlay. Forgive the production quality of the demo,” Matt Burns reports for TechCrunch. “It appears to be a compilation of b-roll and likely not intended to be used as a demo. However, it shows all the core functions of Apple’s CarPlay. It’s all here: using Siri to make phone calls, send messages, navigate and select iTunes media. While the video may lack Jony Ive’s touch, it’s packed with details not shown as clearly elsewhere.”
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