Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards. Apple has spent years turning CarPlay into a polished extension of the iPhone for when you're on the road, but Siri isn't much of a conversationalist. If you want to chat with an AI while driving, you can now talk to ChatGPT while using CarPlay. All you need is iOS 26.4 and the ChatGPT app. Connect your iPhone to CarPlay as usual. From there, the ChatGPT icon appears alongside your other apps. Tap it, and the interface shifts into the same slightly mysterious orb that you see when talking to ChatGPT in its vocal conversation mode. Apple’s rules keep things voice-only, so everything happens through spoken prompts and spoken replies, with just a couple of buttons for muting or ending the session. Some limits feel very intentional. You cannot wake it with a phrase, the way you can with Siri. You have to tap the app to start. It cannot control your car or your phone, so you cannot adjust the temperature or skip songs by asking ChatGPT. It's more of a well-informed passenger than an omniscient car intelligence.
Published: April 7, 2026 6:00 pm
Source: TechRadar — Read original