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As some carmakers run from Apple CarPlay, Porsche embraces it
(arstechnica.com)
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It is, both use a virtual display device over USB or Wi-Fi and send touch events from the screen to the phone.
It's basically a Display + HID interface from the car to the phone.
That said, the software on the car side should be updatable over time as well, to fix bugs and add new features.