When a car has full integration with the iPhone, it’s usually because it has Apple CarPlay over the air and wirelessly. But for a car to have this technology, requires a special chip It acts as a communication bridge between the vehicle’s multimedia device and the mobile.

Openly These chips are out of stock due to new quarantines in ChinaSo manufacturers like BMW are starting to ship their new cars without Apple CarPlay, at least temporarily.

BMW without Apple CarPlay at least until summer

Automotive News Europe mentioned BMW at least temporarily Apple is shipping cars without CarPlay until summer. This is because after a shortage of chips due to restrictions in China, the German company changed its main supplier.

BMW would install Apple CarPlay via an over-the-air update from the summer.

New chips built into the latest BMWs have integrated Android Auto, butApple CarPlay requires an additional update to work right in vehicles. BMW from Germany mentioned that all vehicles with this issue will receive an over-the-air update in late June or early July.

Actually, Exactly how many BMW cars are affected by this issue is unknown., however, Automotive News Europe noted that it has received reports from users in the United States, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and France. Any vehicle with the code ‘6P1’ in its specifications is believed to be the problem vehicle.

Since most new vehicles can connect to the internet, the update would come automatically and the system will notify you when CarPlay is available in your vehicles.

These compatibility issues arose when Apple wanted to improve CarPlay to further integrate its platform into the vehicle and add more features. Until now It is unknown if only BMW has this problem Or is there another manufacturer?