The Chevy Spark and Sonic Are the First Automobiles to go ‘Eyes Free’ With Siri

As announced last year, Chevrolet is the first car company to offer Siri ‘Eyes Free’ to buyers of their 2013 Chevy Spark and Sonic automobiles. The Eyes Free feature allows drivers to perform a number of tasks via Siri using the car’s built-in entertainment system.

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Chevrolet doesn’t specify exactly when new Sonic and Spark cars will get ‘Eyes Free’ support, but the company says existing 2013 owners will be able to upgrade their MyLink radios with Siri capability beginning in March.

In the 2013 Spark and Sonic vehicles equipped with MyLink, owners can use Siri in Eyes Free mode to:

• Make voice-activated, hands-free calls to Contacts on their iPhone
• Play songs in their iTunes libraries, and even switch music sources automatically from AM/FM/XM radio to iPod mode
• Listen to, and compose and send an iMessage or text message to a phone number or anyone in saved Contacts
• Access Calendar and add appointments
• Minimize distraction even more by keeping the screen of the iPhone from lighting up even when Siri answers simple questions such as game scores or the dates of national holidays

Honda has previously announced that their Accord and the Acura RDX and ILX models will get ‘Eyes Free’ later this year, with some current 2013 Accord owners getting the chance to beta test the service ahead of a wider rollout.