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Apple CarPlay

CarPlay, like a videogame.

A real 3D Dubai on your car screen, with lane arrows, the live speed limit and a heads-up before accident-prone stretches. The trip starts when you plug in.

Get it for CarPlay

Free on iPhone. iOS 18.5 or later.

Guardian AI on CarPlay: 3D Downtown Dubai, a green sign for Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in 750 m, an 80 km/h limit and a card, high-risk area, drive carefully
Lane sign: Financial Center Street in 300 m, with an arrow for each laneNavigation: 3 min, 2.3 km, arriving 12:30

Lane guidance

Know your lane before the turn.

Motorway signs with an arrow for every lane, the speed limit for the road you're on, and day and night map styles for UAE roads.

CarPlay lane guidance: green sign for Burj Khalifa in 350 m with an arrow for each lane, a 100 km/h limit and a card, high-risk area in 1.1 km
Lane sign: Sheikh Zayed Road in 150 m, exit E11, straight and right lanes

Hazard warnings

Accident-prone ahead? Know a kilometre out.

While you navigate, Guardian AI flags accident-prone stretches about a kilometre before you reach them, so you can ease off in time. On CarPlay and on your phone.

Guardian AI on CarPlay in a car dashboard: 3D Sheikh Zayed Road, green sign for Burj Khalifa in 100 m and a card, accident-prone area in 1.1 km, slow down
CarPlay alert: accident-prone area in 1.1 km, slow down

On your phone too

Phone navigation: make a left U-turn in 100 m, and crash-prone stretch ahead, stay alert
See where the risk is on the road-risk map

Trips

Plug in. Drive off.

The trip starts when you connect to CarPlay and ends when you park and unplug. Unplug in the middle of a route and guidance carries on from your phone.

  1. 01

    Plug in

    The trip starts on its own. Nothing to press.

  2. 02

    Drive

    Lane arrows, the speed limit and heads-ups. Crash detection runs too.

  3. 03

    Park

    Unplug. Your driving score and the fuel used are on your phone.

CarPlay arriving at Burj Khalifa in 3D: 200 m to go, 17:58 arrival
After parking, the trip on the phone: map, safety score 96, Excellent, and 0.2 L fuel
Choose route from Dubai Hills to Dubai Marina: Safest 14 min, 15.7 km via E44; Fastest and Cheapest 13 min, 14.7 km
Route options to Dubai Marina: 14 min Safest, or 13 min Fastest and Cheapest, and a Start button

Route options

Safest, fastest or cheapest.

Compare routes before you leave, including which ones pass Salik gates. The Safest route avoids the stretches with the most accidents.

Fares and gate locations: the Salik toll guide.

Requirements

What you need.

  • iOS 18.5+

    An iPhone running iOS 18.5 or later.

  • Free

    The Guardian AI app, on the App Store.

  • CarPlay

    A car or aftermarket head unit with Apple CarPlay.

Guardian AI is also free on Android phones; CarPlay itself needs an iPhone.

Source: Guardian AI on the App Store (requirements and release notes). As of 14 October 2026.

Questions

CarPlay, answered.

Does Guardian AI work with Apple CarPlay?

Yes. Connect your iPhone to a CarPlay car and Guardian AI shows a 3D map built for UAE roads, lane guidance, the speed limit, and a heads-up about a kilometre before accident-prone stretches while you navigate.

What do I need to use Guardian AI on CarPlay?

An iPhone running iOS 18.5 or later with the free Guardian AI app, and a car or head unit that supports Apple CarPlay.

Do I have to start a trip on CarPlay?

No. The trip starts when you connect to CarPlay and ends when you park and unplug. The fuel it used and your driving score are waiting on your phone afterwards.

What happens if I unplug in the middle of a route?

Guidance carries on from your phone.

Does it show Salik tolls?

Route options show whether a route passes Salik gates before you leave, including toll-free options, and the trip lists its Salik crossings when you park.

Never drive alone

Your car screen, built for UAE roads.

Plug in and the trip starts on its own. Free on iPhone.

Get it for CarPlay