No problem if the car's API is accessible to Apple's Phone and to Android/Windows. Just get the Mercedes SL iOS app, sync via Low Energy Bluetooth or a dock and you're good to go. I think Apple is just the first one to make the connection. The car companies would be foolish to become part of an Apple/Android/Windows battle.
All I want from an in-car thing is a large docking area with facades per device, so that your tablet/phone (of whatever manufacturer or future OS) can slot into the centre console.
Then, using whatever wireless tech makes sense, the device would connect and be aware of all in-car controls and sensors as well as the entertainment system... and we'd all get the choice and freedom to use whatever device we want, and whatever apps we want, to do things with our vehicles.
Unfortunately... this interoperability is not the history of any of our major tech companies, and I doubt it's truly the future either. Every one will want to fully own this.
Yeah I think so as well although in my opinion that would be a mistake. Provide a good api and open it up to specific developers to keep control. Nobody's going to buy a car just because it has ios apps. But they might buy another car because it doesn't support their lifestyle ecosystem (ios/Android/WP).
