The Japanese manufacturer Mazada, was one of the first automobile companies in announce the adoption of CarPlay in 2014, when this technology was taking its first steps around the world. But as of this date, the company had not announced when its plans to offer CarPlay in its vehicles would begin.
In 2017 he was part of a consortium that tried to slow the expansion in the market of Google and Apple systems for vehicles. However, a few months later he announced that he was still planning to adopt CarPlay. It was not until July of this year, when Mazda released an official statement in which claimed they were working to offer CarPlay across the entire range of vehicles, without specifying at any time what they would be.
It seems that from the Japanese company they want reward the patience that users of this brand have had and it has just announced that it will offer CarPlay in a wide range of vehicles, but not only new ones, but it will also allow it to be installed on models that hit the market from 2014.
That if, only the models that whose multimedia center is managed by the proprietary Mazda Connect system. The update to make vehicles compatible includes both software and hardware components, including a USB fast charging port.
As expected, nobody gives anything away, the price of this upgrade for older vehicles will be $ 199, and users will have to leave their vehicles a minimum of two hours in the manufacturer's workshops.
Users who do not have an iPhone to take advantage of CarPlay can choose to install Android Auto, Google's multimedia management system for terminals managed by Android and whose installation price will be the same.
Now we just need to know when will this start Mazda upgrade program.
