Volkswagen will now let owners of its cars control them from the Apple Watch, opening doors and monitoring their location from the new wearable.

The company’s smart cars will be able to be controlled by the watch, which will allow users to change air conditioning settings, look where their car is and open doors. The company launched internet-enabled “Car-Net” service last year, but it is now rolling out to the wrists of those with the Apple Watch.

The app can also send notifications to owners about how their car is being driven when they’re not using it. Customers can get notifications about whether their car is speeding and where it is, as well as alerts if the car goes out of a pre-set boundary — allowing them to track whether it is being driven responsibly by their children, for instance.

The location tools also allow users to be able to find their car if they’re not sure where it’s been parked. As well as seeing it on a map, the watch can honk the horn and flash the headlights so that it can get noticed.

Other car companies like Elon Musk's Tesla have already updated their apps to take advantage of the Apple Watch.

Apple watch: will we wear it? Show all 6 1 /6 Apple watch: will we wear it? Apple watch: will we wear it? Khalil Agrebi/London I got this watch as a present from work. It's a Diesel. I obviously carry my phone, too, but I wear my watch pretty much every day. I'm not sure about the Apple Watch. To be honest, I don't think I want emails coming to my wrist. I just want a watch to be a watch. Apple watch: will we wear it? Michaela Novakova/Teplice, Czech Republic I'm not wearing a watch at the moment, but I do sometimes. It's a fashion thing, really – there's a particular dress that I wear that looks good with the watch I've got. I've no idea who made it, but I know it was really cheap, just a few pounds. The Apple Watch would be too expensive for me. Apple watch: will we wear it? Nick Dalton-Brewer/London I wear an Omega watch, but not all the time. I'm in the process of retraining myself, because I stopped wearing one and then went back to wearing one again. Why? Well, because they're fashionable, and I quite like them. I've just been in the Apple Store to look at the iPhone 6 Plus; the Apple Watch doesn't really grab me, but I can see its value. Apple watch: will we wear it? Nicola Gehlhaar/London Sorry, I'm in a bit of a rush – but yes, I do still wear a watch, and it's not a jewellery thing, I actually use it to tell the time. And for the record, it's a Garmin! With GPS. Apple watch: will we wear it? Gihan Perera/Toronto Well, I had a watch in the past, when I was a kid, but no, I don't wear one any longer. I'm not particularly interested in the Apple Watch as it stands at the moment; I think it needs a couple more generations for it to be really something. But I would say it's got potential, for sure. Apple watch: will we wear it? Sophie Hang/London This is a Citizen Eco-Drive, and I put it on every day. I don't look at my phone that often, and if I'm not wearing my watch I still find myself looking at my wrist to tell the time. I'm not interested in the Apple Watch. For me, it's like, radiation on your wrist? I'm not keen on electronics – I like my watches to be natural, old-school.

VW’s Car-Net service is available on Beetles, CCs, Eos, Jetta, Passat and Tiguan cars made in 2014 or later. All 2015 or later Golfs have the feature.