Last year, Apple officially announced CarPlay Ultra, the next-generation version of CarPlay that it first teased at WWDC 2022.
CarPlay Ultra was first rolled out in May to Aston Martin owners in the United States and Canada. What about other car manufacturers? Here’s what we know.
Updated May 4, 2026: The latest from Hyundai, the lot.
CarPlay models for the next generation
In December 2023, Apple said that Porsche and Aston Martin will be the first car manufacturers to support next-generation CarPlay from 2024. That deadline came and went, and Apple confirmed in January that next-generation CarPlay has been delayed but is still in development.
Apple hasn’t given a timeline for when CarPlay Ultra will actually be available for any brand other than Aston Martin. The company also does not have a dedicated list of carmakers that have signed up to support CarPlay Ultra listed on its website.
When Apple announced the next-generation version of CarPlay at WWDC 2022, however, it said that many brands are committed to supporting the platform. In May of last year, Apple revealed that three new partners had signed: Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis.
However, several brands have also dropped their plans to support CarPlay Ultra. Mercedes-Benz was originally on Apple’s list, but abandoned its plans to support next-generation CarPlay by 2024. According to the Financial TimesAudi, Volvo, Polestar, and Renault have also decided not to support CarPlay Ultra, despite initially being touted as Apple partners.
With that all said, here is the complete list of car makers that plan to eventually support CarPlay Ultra, starting in April 2026.
- Acura
- Aston Martin
- Ford
- Genesis
- Honda
- Hyundai
- Infiniti
- Jaguar
- Kia
- Land Rover
- Lincoln
- Nissan
- The Porsche
What do we know beyond this list? Not much.
Hyundai plans
According to rumors published in Top Gear, Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 3 EV is said to support CarPlay Ultra. Mark Gurman at Bloomberg recently reported that CarPlay Ultra will launch in “at least one major Hyundai/Kia model in the second half of this year.”
Hyundai announced the IONIQ 3 in April, but has not commented on whether the car will support CarPlay Ultra as rumors have suggested.
Whether or not this pans out remains to be seen. If it does, however, it will mark a significant expansion for CarPlay Ultra. The IONIQ 3 is expected to start at around £25,000 ($33,700). That’s a lot more than the $200,000 you’d pay for an Aston Martin.
Ford programs
While Apple has proposed Ford as a partner for CarPlay Ultra, the automaker has recently signaled that it is not very impressed with the first version of the platform.
In a recent interview, Ford CEO Jim Farley was asked if the company was “considering” CarPlay Ultra support. Here is what he said:
“We are. We don’t like being killed in the 1st round of Ultra, but we are very committed to Apple. I have talked to Tim many times about this.”
Better than a flat “no,” but perhaps not the enthusiasm Ford drivers were hoping to hear.
Finish it
The question now is whether any other car manufacturers have dropped CarPlay Ultra. Ideally, Apple will provide a full list sooner rather than later, but for now, this is the only information we have.
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