As Apple continues to work with manufacturers to make CarPlay integral to cars, new apps including EV battery level, a trip counter, and more have been found in the iOS 17.4 beta.
Calling some of these apps is generous, since the driver is never going to launch the Closures app, for instance. So instead it’s practically just a notification, which presumably could be just part of CarPlay instead of a separate app.
The last one, however, is potentially something a driver will use more often. The Trips app works to replace a car’s usual display of fuel or battery usage, average speed, plus acting as a trip counter measuring distance travelled.
This data will still be gathered by the car’s systems, but this all fits with the aim that CarPlay provides a driver with all of the car’s details as well as all of its entertainment and navigation options.
