Apple is now believing in getting its popular iOS system to most of cars, and we’ve seen some cars already supported Siri and iOS like Honda/Mercedes-Benz and etc… This could be one of the most important projects Apple is working on right now.. App developer Steven Troughton-Smith who posted these images has now created a video that shows off the software’s various user interface aspects and functionality, running via the iOS Simulator software.
The biggest takeaways from the clip: iOS in the Car supports multiple screen resolutions to accommodate various in-car dashboard screens, in addition to hardware buttons, wheels, touchpads and of course touchscreens…
The following video is based on iOS in the Car functionality present in the already released iOS 7.0.3 but not accessible by default. The interface shown off on video appears to resemble the screenshots on Apple’s website.
A couple highlights from the video’s description:
- Supports Multiple Resolutions
- Supports touchscreens (presumably single-touch?), hardware buttons, wheels and touchpads
- Does not support multitasking – car display will always show same current on-screen app as iPhone (which can be locked/asleep)
- Whitelisted to specific Apple apps – no public API for developers [yet?]
- Has no keyboard UI – voice recognition as input
- UI clearly subject to change
Many car makers have pledged their support for the project, including Audi, Honda, Acura and BMW. Tim Cook has called iOS in the Car a “key focus†and an “important part†of Apple’s ecosystem.
So what do you think guys ?
