Aston Martin isn’t typically known for bleeding-edge innovation. However, this traditional British carmaker, under foreign occupation, is at least embracing the modern world and moving with the times. While Aston Martin may not often be the first at anything, they can now claim to be the first at something: they have become the first car manufacturer to deliver Apple CarPlay Ultra, Apple’s latest digital infotainment integration.

Apple CarPlay Ultra enhances the original CarPlay by delivering real-time information across both the infotainment screen and instrument cluster, offering a seamless, customizable experience that reflects Aston Martin’s performance-focused identity.

Debuting on the DBX and the core sports car range, it comes standard on all new U.S. and Canadian orders starting today and will soon be available as an update for existing models with Aston Martin’s latest infotainment system.

CarPlay Ultra offers Aston Martin drivers a fully integrated, customisable in-car experience, extending to the instrument cluster with selectable themes, dial designs, and full-screen maps and media.

Developed in close partnership with Apple, it maintains Aston Martin’s distinctive design language while enabling control of functions like climate and radio via touchscreen, physical buttons, or Siri.

The system supports iPhone-powered widgets and debuts on Aston Martin’s next-generation infotainment platform—first introduced with the DB12 in 2023.