CarPlay Ultra coming to at least one new car later this year, per report

Chance Miller | Feb 1 2026 - 9:02 am PT

Apple officially launched CarPlay Ultra last year, but only for Aston Martin vehicles. It’s the next-generation version of CarPlay that the company first teased at WWDC 2022 with a revamped design and deeper integration with the car itself.

Today, a new report from Bloomberg reveals that CarPlay Ultra will come to at least one major new car later this year …

CarPlay Ultra expansion

In his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says that he’s been told CarPlay Ultra will launch for “least one major new Hyundai/Kia model in the second half of this year.”

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard that CarPlay Ultra could be destined for a future Hyundai car. The publication Top Gear reported last year that Hyundai’s upcoming IONIQ 3 EV will support the platform. The IONIQ 3 EV is expected to make its official debut in April and launch later this year.

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Today’s Bloomberg report also provides an update on Tesla’s plans to support CarPlay. Gurman broke the news in November that Tesla was actively working on CarPlay support. Today’s report says that CarPlay is “still in the works” at Tesla, and that we should expect more information on that “soon.”

Tesla isn’t planning to support CarPlay Ultra. Instead, it’s working to integrate the standard version of the platform. Tesla’s user interface will reportedly show CarPlay as a separate window inside the typical Tesla software experience. Essentially, the two interfaces will coexist rather than CarPlay take over the entire screen. Tesla is planning to support wireless CarPlay as well.

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