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Pioneer Sphera brings a premium CarPlay feature to existing cars, now available

9to5Mac • Wed, 22 Apr 2026

Pioneer was first to bring Apple CarPlay to existing cars in 2014, and now the company is pulling off another CarPlay first. The new Pioneer Sphera is the first system with aftermarket Dolby Atmos support, and it’s now shipping. more…

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Pioneer was first to bring Apple CarPlay to existing cars in 2014, and now the company is pulling off another CarPlay first.

The new Pioneer Sphera is the first system with aftermarket Dolby Atmos support, and it’s now shipping.

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