As someone who loves tech, this is pretty sick! https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64704877/apple-carplay-ultra-revealed/
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2026 GMC Hummer EV Turns Into a King Crab
GMC is launching a new rear-steering mode dubbed King Crab, which turns the rear wheels faster than the front wheels to better navigate tight spaces.
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GMC is launching a new rear-steering mode dubbed King Crab, which turns the rear wheels faster than the front wheels to better navigate tight spaces.
2026 GMC Hummer EV Gets Even Crabbier
GMC is rolling out a new King Crab mode for its Hummer EV in 2026.
The Recon Will Be Jeep's 'New Defender,' Says Exec
The Recon Will Be Jeep's 'New Defender,' Says Exec
The new Jeep Recon will be the brand's version of the 'new Defender,' a British executive noted. The company has high expectations for its next off-roader.
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More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow
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More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News - IEA
More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News from the International Energy Agency
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Sure, still no new information there. It's a year behind schedule and they haven't released even basic details about it yet even though it's supposedly coming out in a few months.The Recon Will Be Jeep's 'New Defender,' Says Exec
The Recon Will Be Jeep's 'New Defender,' Says Exec
The new Jeep Recon will be the brand's version of the 'new Defender,' a British executive noted. The company has high expectations for its next off-roader.
Yep, the widely reported narrative of "EV sales" being "in decline" is false. It's a narrative being pushed by both the oil industry through 'astro-turf' industry groups as well as lagging automakers led by Toyota and Stellantis. It's an objectively false narrative that the data has never supported.More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow
More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News - IEA
More than 1 in 4 cars sold worldwide this year is set to be electric as EV sales continue to grow - News from the International Energy Agency
The only vehicle powertrain actually in decline is internal combustion, sales of which peaked in 2017 and have been on the way down ever since as increasing numbers of people prefer the freedom and low cost of ownership of electric vehicles over the expense, unreliability and dependence on oil of combustion vehicles.
Okay a car that big that fast people are going to be hurling themselves into stationary objects I’m afraid.
As a Mopar and Jeep fan, I have to agree. I find it really sad.
I took a screenshot about that new CarPlay ultra. I need to learn more but I don’t think I want that in my Scout. I want Scout created gauge clusters not Apple I also don’t think I would want Apple controlling my drive modes, etc That’s what I paid Scout for So the car companies that are going to go this route does that mean they don’t have to design any of that it’s just all through the phone? And what if you forgot your phone, I know, I know, but then what?
It definitely sounds interesting. There will certainly be time before Scout is released to include it if they want. I'm also on the fence if I would want this anyways. If your car has this Apple CarPlay Ultra, can you still choose to just run it as normal CarPlay alongside the cars normal UI? If so then I'd be fine with having it included so people can pick and choose. Otherwise I might prefer just sticking with how CarPlay is currently.
I would have to learn a lot more and clearly it’s not going to work with older vehicles. I don’t even have CarPlay until about 3 years ago when I replaced my stock stereo. Ha!
I’m guessing this is what scouts will be using. Since we have been clued that the “gauge cluster” is customizable.
I don't think this is what Scout will be using at all. They will stick to what they are already developing. Car Ply Ultra is Apple's answer to Android Automotive, not to be confused with Android Auto. Regular Car Play and Android Auto display apps running on the phone using the car's screen. Android Automotive and now Car Play Ultra are full operating systems running on the car, used to handle all of the infotainment. Car makers are generally lousy at operating systems, Google has been providing a car oriented version of Android, Android Automotive, for a while and now Apple wants to play too. I don't know all the details but I suspect Google and Apple will supply some apps that the car makers can use if they wish and the car makers can write their own to run on the Google or Apple OS.
Just because Scout supports a feature like this doesn't mean you need to use it. I'd love for the Scouts to have this. Again, having choices is good!
They wont.
They are using Rivians software with their own UX on top. There was an Apple Carplay tab in one of the Cummunity UX videos a while back so youll probably see basic CarPlay in a floating window. But CarPlay Ultra is most likely not going to happen.
Americans Still Want EVs: Study
Most car shoppers are still considering electric vehicles, even though the future of tax credits is uncertain and tariffs threaten to make them pricier.
insideevs.com
I imagine the vast majority of people who have EVs or have tried them will want to stick to them going forward.Americans Still Want EVs: Study
Most car shoppers are still considering electric vehicles, even though the future of tax credits is uncertain and tariffs threaten to make them pricier.
I'm also fairly certain if we'd had EVs for the last 100 years and gas cars were the new technology coming out today that the same people who are anti EV today would be anti gas in this scenario just because they don't want change whether it is for the better or not.
Change can be scary that’s for sure. I’m slowly getting less and less afraid to go for the BEV. And that sounds crazy to say I’m scared to buy an electric car. It’s just the unknown.
CarPlay Ultra is not an OS.
The primary difference to standard CarPlay because is that it allows layering. This means that some parts of the display are generated by the phone and other parts by the cars computer/OS. Both are integrated together.
Apple also provide a design system and assets so that the car’s OS can render certain parts (such as the speedo) with Apple’s design language and fonts. This gives some people the impression that Apple took over the car. But everything was actually designed by the car manufacturer and mostly runs on their system.
The result is very flexible for the OEM and potentially highly user customizable.
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