CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot instead of Siri. Ace Bloomberg Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car had to go through their iPhone, but soon they will be able to talk to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini directly in CarPlay.
However, Apple reportedly “will not allow users to replace the Siri button on CarPlay or the wake word that invokes the service.” So users will have to manually open the app of their preferred chatbot. However, developers will be able to set their apps to automatically launch voice mode whenever they’re opened, which could help streamline the experience.
According to Bloombergthe addition of third-party chatbots to CarPlay could launch “over the coming months,” but has yet to be officially announced. The update is said to follow Apple’s announcement last month that Google Gemini will be powered by an updated version of Siri that is expected to arrive sometime this year.