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    Apple’s next-gen carplay for Porsche and Aston Martin

    Ivy WuBy Ivy WuDecember 22, 2023Updated:January 16, 2024No Comments3 Mins Read
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    • Dashboard Revolution: Apple’s CarPlay transforms dashboards for Porsche and Aston Martin, offering a unique display across all screens, enhancing user interaction.
    • Data Privacy Reinvented: The upgrade prioritizes data privacy, sourcing driving data directly from car sensors. Apple assures that iPhones don’t store or track this information, addressing digital privacy concerns.
    • Connected Cars’ Privacy Challenge: The article explores privacy challenges in connected cars, citing a Mozilla Foundation report categorizing cars as the “official worst category for privacy.” It emphasizes the need for privacy-focused innovations in the evolving automotive landscape.

    AppleApple has unveiled prototypes of its next-generation wireless CarPlay, introducing distinct dashboard UIs for Porsche and Aston Martin vehicles. This upgrade goes beyond traditional CarPlay, reaching all displays within the vehicle, seamlessly integrating with automakers’ themes and granting access to car-specific features.

    Porsche’s layout features a three-dial design with a speedometer and customizable wallpaper, while Aston Martin incorporates a media display surrounded by a green-themed speedometer and tachometer.

    Enhancing user data privacy protection

    The latest version of CarPlay places a strong emphasis on enhancing user data privacy protection. This system employs advanced technology by directly connecting to the vehicle’s internal sensors for driving-related information, bypassing the need to store data on the iPhone. This innovative approach significantly reduces the potential risk of user personal information leakage. Apple underscores that, when using CarPlay, the iPhone neither records vehicle information nor tracks sensitive data, providing users with a digital environment akin to a secure vault.

    Also read: Huawei in talks with Audi, Mercedes to invest in smart car firm

    Creating a secure and reliable driving experience

    This novel operational approach not only bolsters the security of user data but also creates a more reliable and secure driving experience. By prioritizing personal privacy, this CarPlay upgrade ensures the confidentiality and security of vehicle data, instilling confidence and ease in users when utilizing CarPlay in the digital era.

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    Data privacy at the forefront

    Importantly, all driving-specific data is sourced directly from the car’s sensors, ensuring data privacy. Apple asserts that the iPhone neither stores nor tracks this information. The enhanced in-car iPhone experience includes improved Siri functionality, simplified connection processes, and compatibility with specific car keys. Aston Martin plans to introduce this feature in upcoming models like the DB12 and DB12 Volante, while Porsche’s implementation details are set to be revealed next year alongside the launch of its all-electric Macan, promising advancements compared to current setups.

    Connected cars: Privacy challenges and concerns

    Despite cars accumulating substantial data as “computers on wheels,” stored in modules and accessed only through physical connections to diagnostic equipment, modern vehicles now come equipped with connected features. These features allow cars to wirelessly exchange information with manufacturers, third-party service providers, users, infrastructure operators, and other vehicles. This connectivity enables connected cars to transmit data about users and their activities, often via the internet, raising concerns about user privacy.

    Mozilla foundation’s privacy report

    If you’re wondering which gadgets have the worst user privacy practices, it turns out the answer may be parked outside. According to a report published by the Mozilla Foundation, cars are “the official worst category of products for privacy” that it’s ever reviewed. The global nonprofit found that 92 percent of the reviewed automakers provide drivers with little (if any) control over their personal data, with 84 percent sharing user data with outside parties.

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    Ivy Wu

      Ivy Wu was a media reporter at btw media. She graduated from Korea University with a major in media and communication, and has rich experience in reporting and news writing.

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