Ipod nano settings for in-car use

Hi,
I bought an ipod nano 6 which will permanently plugged into a car.
The connection to the car's radio is by analog aux-in. so interaction with the ipod is minimal
The ipod wakes/powers on together with the car's ignition.
Is there a setting to make the ipod automatically start playing a playlist at power-on?
Conversely, can the ipod be made to shutdown once the power source shuts down = car's ignition turned off.
best regards
glenn

Thank you for your reply.
Hope it counts as a suggestion for a next iteration

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