Apple turns your iPhone into a digital car key
Which has transformed the driving experience for iPhone owners by being the smarter, safer way to use the apps you love in your car.
CarPlay is everywhere.
And it's incredibly popular.
Here in the US it's available on basically every new car.
And worldwide it's available on over 80% of new cars sold, and it's quickly become the default in car experience for so many people.
People love CarPlay and we get some really passionate reactions.
Joanna Stern says it makes her life infinitely better.
We have some great updates for iOS 14.
First up, we have new wallpaper options, perfect for the car.
And we're adding support for new categories of CarPlay apps parking, Evie charging Quick food ordering.
In addition to this, we're really excited for the next step and how we're transforming your relationship with your car by rethinking car keys.
They've been around for over 100 years, but they become big, bulky, and ripe for reimagining.
To tell you more about what we have planned.
Let's go to the garage with Emily Schubert.
Thanks, Greg.
I'm excited to introduce a digital version of car keys.
Now you can leave your keys at home and unlock and start your car with your iPhone.
And the very first car to support this will be the new 2021 BMW five series.
Let me show you how it works.
It's super simple.
It uses NFC and you just tap to unlock And I placed my phone on the charging pad, and then push to start.
But this goes beyond just one last thing you have to keep in your pocket.
Digital keys have security benefits.
They live in the secure element of your iPhone, and if it goes missing, you can turn off your keys remotely.
Via iCloud through even easier to share than a physical key.
Copies don't involve trips to the dealership, and you can share from wherever you are with iMessage, plus give Craig a key so he can drive home after we're done here.
With each key you share, you can set options like a restricted driving profile, perfect for teen drivers.
Which is tempting, but will give Craig full access.
[MUSIC]
Full Access.
Thanks, Emily.
The new BMW will be available to customers next month.
In addition to adding this feature to iOS 14.
We're also enabling it in iOS 13.
so customers can use their car keys even sooner.
Of course, we want this to work in any car.
So we've been working on standards with industry groups, and this is just the beginning.
We're working on technology that will leverage Are you one chip, which uses ultra wideband technology for precise spatial awareness.
So you'll be able to leave your iPhone in your bag or pocket and still securely unlock and start your car.
We expect to see support for this standard starting a new cars next year.
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