NEW YORK, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Hyundai's core interior design principles are safety, intuitiveness and simplicity. With these principlesin mind, Hyundai will bring Apple® CarPlay functionality to the 2015 Sonata. CarPlay is the smarter,safer and easier way to use iPhone in the car and gives iPhone® users the features they want whileallowing them to stay focused on the road.
Hyundai's latest Audio Video Navigation (AVN) systems are already recognized for their beautiful,yet intuitive interface and advanced feature set. Our engineers took advantage of the vivid eight-inch touchscreen to integrate CarPlay for an experience that iPhone users will instantly recognize. ASonata equipped with CarPlay, lets drivers have the ability to make calls, use Maps, listen to musicand access messages.With CarPlay, Siri provides drivers an eyes-free experience by responding torequests through voice commands and can be easily accessed directly through the Voice button onthe steering wheel.Using a Lighting connector, CarPlay works with iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c andiPhone 5 running the latest version of iOS 7.
By integrating CarPlay into our core-volume Sonata, Hyundai is one of the first volume manufacturers tobring CarPlay to market and it will be available on 2015 Sonatas equipped with navigation later inthe 2015 model year. For more information about CarPlay, visit:http://www.apple.com/ios/carplay/.
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Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty, and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.
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