Chevrolet Offers iPhone Users Siri Eyes Free Integration

[intensifi]

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...1014-siri.html

[Jims73z]

I just saw this also.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425795,00.asp

[Buffman]

Yep and it is nice!!

[MR.Sarge]

So does this mean us 2013 people with the MyLink don't get this? If we don't, I think that's a load of BS!!

[Gone to the bowtie side]

With iOS 7 and your phone paired for calls in a 2010. Hit the button, "voice" then "bluetooth" then siri comes on and you can do that all anyway.

[slick rick]

Originally Posted by MR.Sarge

So does this mean us 2013 people with the MyLink don't get this? If we don't, I think that's a load of BS!!

2010 owners are still waiting for Onstar to make their app work with 2010 Camaros

[Casperadub70]

I can do all that with my android.

[angryv6]

Pm me this info Casper.

[Cookie Monster]

Interesting, I've been using voice dialing through MyLink, but I'm not sure if it was Siri or not. Have to double check.
...
Soooooooo, can you use voice dialing through the 2013 MyLink?

[Smkn600CTD]

Originally Posted by MR.Sarge

So does this mean us 2013 people with the MyLink don't get this? If we don't, I think that's a load of BS!!

My thoughts exactly!!!!

[NFRNOSS]

You are able to do this in every 5th gen as far as I know. Hit the hands free button, say "Bluetooth", then "Voice", and you are now talking to Siri. I make calls, answer texts, and even tweet using Siri through my car, and it's a 2010. This new Siri eyes free thing sounds like it gets rid of the first two steps of saying Bluetooth, then voice. It directly accesses Siri. Siri is slow as shit half the time anyway...

[Buffman]

Correct you dont have to say any of that on my 2014:
Here is what eyes free can do:



Apple is working with car manufacturers to integrate Siri into select voice control systems. Through the voice command button on your steering wheel, you’ll be able to ask Siri questions without taking your eyes off the road. To minimize distractions even more, your iOS device’s screen won’t light up. With the Eyes Free feature, ask Siri to call people, select and play music, hear and compose text messages, use Maps and get directions, read your notifications, find calendar information, add reminders, and more. It’s just another way Siri helps you get things done, even when you’re behind the wheel.


and here as it is different on 2014+
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/15/siri-2014-chevrolet/
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/...ix-2014-models


Apple recently took its first step toward dashboard domination with Siri Eyes Free. The name says it all: Siri Eyes Free is supposed to allow drivers to use their smartphones to do myriad tasks while still keeping their eyes on the road.
It works by using the steering wheel controls normally reserved for Bluetooth phone calls to activate Siri. Other than moving the controls to the steering wheel, the system works just like the normal version of Siri. That is, except for one safety related difference: any Siri functions that display web results are disabled, because the driver would have to look at his or her phone to see them.
The next step will be full integration of iOS 7 into vehicles from 12 manufacturers including Chevrolet, Nissan, and Mercedes-Benz. This will include an iOS-like home screen for the cars’ infotainment display, and more Apple-specific features.
Of course, no car trip would be complete without music, so Apple will add iTunes Radio to the menu. This new streaming service gives drivers another choice of where to get their music, because with Pandora, Spotify, Stitcher, SiriusXM, AM, FM, CD, MP3, etc., there really aren’t enough choices. But with iTunes radio, iPhone owners will also likely have improved cloud access and voice control over their main music library even if its not all on their phone.
iTunes Radio will also take on established music streaming brands like Pandora, which says it has 2.5 million U.S. customers listening in their cars and is already present as an in-car app in some infotainment systems.
In a move that will probably make current users groan, Apple Maps will also be taking on navigation duties. The system famous for not being as good as Google Maps could add an extra layer of tech cred to a generic system, as Google features already do in several cars. Apple has been steadily updating Maps and it’s better now, but it’s not there yet. But it could catch up.
So Apple will soon have its own versions of popular infotainment features in dozens of car models, but what’s in it for the carmakers? By signing on for Apple-specific tech, they are taking just as big of a change as Apple itself.
General Motors was the first of the group to bite, bringing Siri Eyes Free to the newly minted 2014 Chevy Sonic, Spark, and Spark EV earlier this year. The company hopes to play on the “halo effect” of the Apple name, using the credibility Cupertino has with tech-happy Millennials and Gen-Xers to move metal, Annalisa Bluhm of Chevrolet PR said.


And a ton more - on Google
Rock on!

[911medic]

I am confused; Apple users have not had this ability previously?

With my GS3 (Android), I hit the phone button on the wheel, say "voice" (don't have to say "bluetooth"), and it brings up the Google voice controls, where I can tell it to call someone, navigate somewhere, search something, etc.

[hidden_dragon]

Originally Posted by Casperadub70

I can do all that with my android.

+1