CarPlay developer

Native CarPlay inside Apple's templates, as part of your iOS app.

Specification

STACK: Swift, SwiftUI and UIKit. The CarPlay screens live in the same iOS app, not in a separate project.
CATEGORIES: Audio, navigation and EV: the app types Apple allows on CarPlay.
OPEN SOURCE: Contributions to TDS-Carplay on GitHub, 273 stars.
EXPERIENCE: Native iOS since 2015, including the NOS app and the transit app for HTM, RET, GVB and Connexxion.

CarPlay is not an iPhone app on a bigger screen. Apple hands you fixed templates, a short list of allowed app categories and a review that checks driver distraction. Know it up front and you build once. Find out afterwards and you build twice.

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How does your app get into the car?

Your app is audio, navigation or EV: PickCarPlay screen inside the existing iOS app UsuallyThis is the usual answer.; WhyApple allows these categories. App and car screen then share the same code, data and login.
Your app falls outside those categories: PickDo not build it yet; WhyOutside the allowed categories you do not pass review. Better said up front than afterwards.
You want custom UI on the car screen: PickWork with the templates; WhyCarPlay gives lists, grids and Now Playing. Free-form UI does not exist there and stalls in review.
The iOS app is Flutter or React Native: PickAdd the CarPlay layer natively in Swift; WhyThe CarPlay layer talks straight to Apple's frameworks. You write it natively, next to the existing app.
You have an iOS team but no CarPlay knowledge: PickI build only the CarPlay layer; WhyThat layer is small and separate. I work inside your team without taking the app over.

Proof, not a promise

I contribute to CarPlay open source.: DetailTDS-Carplay on GitHub, 273 stars. Public, so you can check it.; Source: TDS-Carplay
Real-time media app for over a million people a day.: DetailNOS app, November 2023 to March 2026. Moved large parts from UIKit to SwiftUI.; Source: NOS in de App Store
On-the-go app for public transport.: DetailMaintained the iOS app for HTM, RET, GVB and Connexxion. Found and fixed the crash causes.; Source: CV
CarPlay sits in my platform list, not as a side subject.: DetailResume, heading Platforms: iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, CarPlay, macOS, Android.; Source: Resume (PDF)

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Sheet revised 2026-09-29. Every figure on this page can be checked through the sources above.