Last year, Apple officially announced CarPlay Ultra, the next-generation version of CarPlay that it first revealed at WWDC 2022.
CarPlay Ultra began rolling out in May to Aston Martin owners in the United States and Canada. What about other car manufacturers? Here’s what we know.
Updated May 4, 2026: Latest on Hyundai, more.
Next-generation CarPlay brands
In December 2023, Apple said Porsche and Aston Martin would be the first automakers to support next-generation CarPlay starting in 2024. That deadline passed, and Apple confirmed in January that next-generation CarPlay had been delayed but was still in development.
Apple isn’t offering a timetable for when CarPlay Ultra will actually be available from any other brand beyond Aston Martin. The company also doesn’t have a dedicated list of automakers that have signed on to support CarPlay Ultra listed on its website.
However, when Apple announced the next-gen version of CarPlay at WWDC 2022, it said several brands had committed to supporting the platform. In May last year, Apple announced that three new partners had signed on: Hyundai, Kia and Genesis.
However, several brands have also abandoned plans to support CarPlay Ultra. Mercedes-Benz was originally on Apple’s list, but dropped plans to support next-generation CarPlay in 2024. According to the Financial TimesAudi, Volvo, Polestar and Renault have also decided not to support CarPlay Ultra, although they were initially presented as partners by Apple.
That said, here’s the full list of automakers planning to support CarPlay Ultra eventually, starting in April 2026.
- Acura
- Aston Martin
- Ford
- Genesis
- Honda
- Hyundai
- Infiniti
- Jaguar
- Kia
- Land Rover
- Lincoln
- Nissan
- Porsche
What do we know beyond this list? Not much.
Hyundai’s projects
According to rumors from the Top Gear publication, Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 3 EV will support CarPlay Ultra. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman recently reported that CarPlay Ultra would launch for “at least one major new Hyundai/Kia model in the second half of this year.”
Hyundai announced the IONIQ 3 in April, but did not say whether the vehicle would support CarPlay Ultra, as rumors suggested.
Whether or not this will come to fruition remains to be seen. If so, it would mark a notable expansion of CarPlay Ultra. The IONIQ 3 is expected to start at around £25,000 ($33,700). That’s much more affordable than the $200,000 you’d pay for an Aston Martin.
Ford’s projects
While Apple introduced Ford as a CarPlay Ultra partner, the automaker recently signaled that it wasn’t too impressed with the first version of a platform.
In a recent interview, Ford CEO Jim Farley was asked if the company was “considering” support for CarPlay Ultra. This is what he said:
“We are. We don’t like Ultra’s first round performance, but we are very committed to Apple. I’ve spoken to Tim about it several times.”
That’s better than a resounding “no,” but perhaps not the enthusiasm Ford drivers might have hoped to hear.
Conclude
The question at this point is whether other automakers have abandoned CarPlay Ultra. Ideally, Apple would provide a complete list as soon as possible, but in the meantime, this is the only information we have.
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