Pioneer NEX receivers will make any car iOS CarPlay-compatible

Adding iOS CarPlay compatibility to any car will soon be as simple as swapping your stereo. Antuan Goodwin/CNET

We've seen Apple's iOS CarPlay demonstrated by OEMs from Hyundai to Mercedes-Benz to Ferrari in new cars that should be arriving later this year, but with Pioneer's latest announcement, the car that you already own could be the first to experience Apple's smartphone integration software.
The aftermarket car-stereo giant recently announced that five models in its current lineup of NEX series car multimedia receivers will get a firmware update early this summer to add full, one-wire iOS CarPlay compatibility when connected to an iPhone 5, 5S, or 5C running iOS version 7.1 or better.

Apple Maps, iTunes Radio, and Siri-commanded voice calls and text messages are all handled via CarPlay. Antuan Goodwin/CNET

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