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Apple's 'iOS in the car' said to be launching next week with cars from Ferrari, others

Apple's 'iOS in the car' said to be launching next week with cars from Ferrari, others

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iOS in car press

It's been more than eight months since Apple first previewed iOS in the car, a system designed to put Apple's Siri, Maps, and other services in automobile dashboards. And now that vision could be closer to a reality. According to the Financial Times, Apple and a handful of automakers plan to show off the first wave of cars with the feature at the Geneva Motor Show. Citing sources, The Times says Ferrari, Mercedez-Benz, and Volvo will all show off models that incorporate it. Those companies declined to comment on the report, though were named last year in a group of early adopters that also included Honda, Nissan, Chevrolet, Kia, Hyundai, and Jaguar.

Could coincide with iOS 7.1

The timing of the show — which takes place between March 6th to the 16th — could coincide with iOS 7.1, the first major update to iOS 7 since the software was released last fall. A video that was released last month showed major changes to Apple's iOS in the car interface in a beta version of the software given to developers for testing. Of course the actual automobiles might not come out until later this year, or beyond. A report from 9to5Mac earlier this month pegged iOS 7.1's release for sometime in March, with the update making a number of cosmetic changes and fixing bugs.