Apple is working on a significant update to its CarPlay platform which would enable voice-controlled AI apps from other companies to run on the vehicle interface, Bloomberg has reported.
Apple’s update, according to the report, is expected in the coming months and would be a notable change in its approach to CarPlay, which has exclusively featured the company’s own Siri assistant for voice control.
Bloomberg reported the Siri button and wake word would not be replaced or used to activate the third-party assistants, which instead would be accessed by opening the relevant app and enabling voice mode.
The news outlet wrote Apple last updated CarPlay when it released iOS 26 in September 2025, offering new widgets and the company’s Liquid Glass interface.
If accurate, the CarPlay move would be a further opening of access by Apple: last month it agreed a deal with Google to use Gemini AI models across its devices and for a major Siri upgrade later this year.
Bloomberg predicted the Siri update would include World Knowledge Answers, a feature enabling ChatGPT-like web search abilities and a tool to summarise online information.
