Google vs. Apple car play is the beginning of bringing smartphone software on cars; just like wearable devices create an alternate market now that smartphone markets have saturated.

It goes without saying that mapswill be playing a significant role in the future of automobiles. This makes Google far ahead of other software makers as is evident with Maps, Glass, driverless cars - most of which has been displayed at the International CES in Las Vegas in January.

Despite that edge the release of Apple CarPlay worries Mountainview investors over in car supremacy against Apple and the folks at Cupertino,

However analysts say that Google has already defeated Apple in the battle against tech supremacy in automobiles,

Reports say that the two tech giants have already launched plans to use mobile operating systems in cars.

Somehow Apple does not measure up to Google Maps, something Google has been working on long time and the first battlefield will be about navigation and maps.

Google has a much wider outlook automotive tech and is not limited to mobile computing devices. This includes the Google Glass work in progress, driverless cars, building a strong case for the search engine firm's strong case for Google in the race over car supremacy.

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"By using a mobile device to power some of the systems, you can have the latest technology and sidestep lengthy car development cycles," techradar.com reports

In other words, the maps and multimedia functionality you seen on the car's display are actually being processed and rendered on the mobile device, typically a smartphone.

Since car manufacturing takes a long time to roll out of the assembly line after conception. Using a mobile device to power some of the systems, can cut down production time while providing the latest technology and support the appropriate car-to-phone interface.