Little by little, Apple CarPlay is taking shape, and different brands are incorporating it into their different ranges of cars. It's time now to BMW, which this week released the news that as of 2017, its new models may be supported with this option.
As we already know, it is not the first car factory to incorporate this technology into its fleet, since companies such as Audi, Bentley, Chevrolet, Citröen, Ferrari, Ford, Hyundai, Mercedes Benz, ... As you can see, there is already a long list of companies in collaboration with Apple to offer Car Play in their cars. You can check all compatible models and brands here.
Incorporate this option into any model of BMW, it will cost about $ 300, which will not excessively increase the price of not cheap cars. Will be available in Coupe, Convertible, xDrive Coupe and xDrive Convertible from the 230i to the M240i. To get an idea, the model 230i of 2017 will go on sale for about $ 32.850, while the M240i It will start at $ 45.145. As we can see, high prices that, adding the CarPlay option, it would not significantly increase the cost of the vehicle.
The first official notification by BMW to support Apple's CarPlay technology It dates from November of last year. In May, rumors revealed that the X5M and X6M will also receive support, and in June 2017 it is expected that the new M3 y M4 also join the CarPlay project.
In the absence of Apple Car, if we are thinking of buying a car that opens a world of possibilities of inter-action with our phone, such as the incorporation of integrated Apple Maps (with all that this means), access to Siri easily, and having control of our on-board computer, any of these brands would be a good choice .
While it is true that some manufacturers have been more wary of adding CarPlay to their fleet than others, the truth is that for the short time it has to live It has been welcomed by many large brands, so its adaptation as well as its integration will be easier and easier.
There are still important companies such as Toyota in adapting these types of advances to their vehicles, hopefully little by little everyone can have the option of adding CarPlay to the car of their choice.
