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Apple Carplay integrates iPhone in to cars: Geneva Motor Show

Apple CarPlay arrives to take over your car’s Infotainment Apple’s bid to take a major slice of the Automotive integration with Smartphones market moves on with the arrival of Apple CarPlay at the Geneva Motor Show this week It looks like Apple have stolen a march on Android with deep integration in to the Infotainment systems of a number of car makers – with more to come – as the lines start to be blurred between Smartphones and car systems. CarPlay lets drivers with the right phone – iPhone 5 or better – access messages, play music, use Apple Maps and make calls, all hands-free and using Siri commands. Functionality with the right make of car – starting with Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo but reaching out in to Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Hyundai Kia, Honda, PSA, Toyota, Ford and more before long – means you’ll be able to do much of what you can already do on your iPhone but do it through your car’s Infotainment interface with familiar commands and screen layouts.

New Kia Soul EV on sale in UK by end of 2014

The new Kia Soul EV will be on sale in UK by end of 2014 We knew there would be a Kia Soul EV by 2014, but we didn’t know whether Kia UK would offer it in the UK. But they will. Yaser Shabsogh, Kia’s UK Commercial Director, has confirmed that the electric Soul will be offered in the UK, but not until the end of 2014, some months after the arrival of the new Soul in early 2014.

Configure your dream tuk-tuk

For at least a decade, potential tuk-tuk buyers have demanded an online tool for configuring electric tuk-tuks. Recently, a Dutch firm, the Tuk Tuk Factory, has released just such a tool at myetuk.com. The site allows you to choose between four body styles and a huge range of paint schemes.