Volkswagen Makes VW Car-Net® App for Apple Watch

May 8, 2015

The new VW Car-Net® platform will now be available as an app on the Apple Watch that was recently released by Volkswagen of America, Inc. With this app, Apple Watch users that own a VW equipped with the the Car-Net® platform will be able to access all of the features right through their watch. This will make it possible for owners to control a variety of vehicle features right from their wrist.

“These high-tech features, available through the Car-Net® app for Apple Watch, are paving the way to Volkswagen’s future of connected vehicles,” said Abdallah Shanti, Executive Vice President and Group Chief Information Officer for Region Americas. “As a part of Volkswagen’s Digital Vehicle Management Platform, this was a truly collaborative effort between our Technical Development and Group IT teams.”

Through the app, users will be able to check the open/close status of their car’s windows, doors and sunroof, remote lock/unlock the car, honk the horn, flash the lights and use a vehicle locator map that will provide walking or driving directions to the car’s location. The program also allows owners to track factors such as speed and boundary alerts when someone else is using the car.