Car stereo with Apple CarPlay

Apple CarPlay

— support for Apple CarPlay, a technology designed to integrate Apple gadgets (primarily iPhone) with car on-board electronics.

This technology allows you to use many smartphone functions — navigation, Siri voice assistant, call control, etc. — through the radio. This is much more convenient and safer than holding a smartphone in your hands, especially since CarPlay is designed with a special focus on safety: it provides mainly voice control, which saves the driver from having to take his eyes off the road or take his hand off the steering wheel. Connecting the gadget to the radio is carried out by wire, through the Lightning connector.

Note that for the full operation of CarPlay, you need a reliable Internet connection — via 3G or 4G.