Waze officially announces Apple CarPlay integration

Waze has officially announced its integration with Apple CarPlay. As one of the first navigation apps on the platform, the Waze integration will allow millions of CarPlay users the opportunity to seamlessly use Waze features directly from their in-car display.

If your car or head unit is equipped with CarPlay, and you have the Waze app on your iPhone, just connect the device to the car with a USB cable or wireless connection for Waze to be displayed on the car’s touchscreen. The integration ensures that Waze’s features are specially tailored to the operating system and user interface of CarPlay.

The usual Waze features apply. One can go straight to home and work pre-programmed favourites, check routes before they head out, report incidents and receive visual and audio alerts to stay informed.

Malaysia is home to 5.9 million monthly active Waze users, most of whom have been using the app on their phones. This Waze-CarPlay integration would allow iOS users to use the app without mounting a phone on the dash, or looking at a small portrait screen, something that Android Auto users have long done away with. On most cars, this should improve safety.

Waze for Apple CarPlay will begin rolling out today.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • TreeHugger on Sep 27, 2018 at 12:42 am

    When you say connect iPhone to the car wirelessly; does that mean Carplay also works via Bluetooth now and not just by USB cable?

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    • Depends on the headunits. At this point most still only provide car play via cable connection.

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  • Azrul on Sep 27, 2018 at 8:29 am

    Proton cars got all this? Still backward and still ulu. Now you know why nobody buys Proton cars.

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    • Why yes it does “…also available with kit such as an eight-inch display screen with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility and lane departure warning.”

      VIDEO: Proton SUV to get features such as voice command, adaptive cruise control, 360-degree 3D view

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  • Ben Yap on Sep 27, 2018 at 9:49 am

    garmin sales will be harder nowadays.

    Can only concentrate their sales on bicycle computers only.

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    • Standalone GPS is quite dead except for those rugged extreme models or those with better than average smartpong receivers for faster connectivity. They shud look into integrating GPS unit and GoPro camera into 1 device.

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  • Ollie on Sep 27, 2018 at 2:26 pm

    weird that anyone would use Waze over Google maps. the real issue is that no navigation app is very good right now. Waze is a cartoonish mess, Google maps is slow

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