iOS 7 Supercharges Siri for an iCar Experience
Source: iOS 7 Supercharges Siri for an iCar Experience
During today’s keynote at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced some significant changes to the Siri voice control system. Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, announced that the new version of Siri will be fully integrated with infotainment systems in many new automobiles.
The current “best” integration option Apple currently offers is Eyes Free, a button on the steering wheel that activates Siri voice control. By using the in-car Bluetooth and stereo system, the driver can command Siri to perform many functions automatically. However, it doesn’t really integrate with the look of the system. Under the new system, that will change as everything on the iPhone screen will be duplicated on the infotainment screen.
When playing an audio track, the album art, iPod controls, and user interface design elements (fonts, displays, etc.) are all displayed on the vehicle’s touchscreen. The driver can also interact with this touchscreen as they would normally interact with the iPhone.
For mapping, Siri shows the iPhone’s map information directly on the display. With iOS 7 and Mac OS X 10.9, a user could create a destination using Maps for Mac OSX and send that route to the iPhone. The driver can then access these instructions via the infotainment system, bypassing any built-in system and using the Apple interface. As with the music before, the navigation controls are identical to those on the phone and are controlled via the touchscreen in the same way as on the iPhone.
Eddy also showed WWDC attendees which manufacturers have signed up for integration:
Several big names are represented there, as well as a few smaller boutique manufacturers (although Apple has a longstanding relationship with Ferrari). Notably absent are Ford, BMW and Toyota. Presumably these manufacturers would rather have their own solutions (and these three offer much more complete solutions than the others) and want to keep that branding. However, with many of these systems receiving mediocre feedback from customers, it’s a little surprising not to see them on board to offer an alternative.
iOS 7 will ship this fall. According to Apple’s iOS preview page, this integration will appear in 2014. We’ll review the system as soon as we get our hands on it.
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