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Hyundai Bringing CarPlay to 2015 Sonata Models Later This Year
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Cheers for that.
Looks like you can use Siri or manual input.
This implementation will make panel shop very happy
Things I don't want:
My SMS coming up on a screen visible to everyone in the car. Not that I have anything to hide. But, by way of example, this morning my friend told me he went on date with a stripper and is planning on seeing her again. Had that SMS come through in the car in front of friends and family, someone might have asked me "Who's Jen? And why does he say her real name is Jean?"
Awkward.
My SMS coming up on a screen visible to everyone in the car. Not that I have anything to hide. But, by way of example, this morning my friend told me he went on date with a stripper and is planning on seeing her again. Had that SMS come through in the car in front of friends and family, someone might have asked me "Who's Jen? And why does he say her real name is Jean?"
Awkward.
How little we forget. This is what we were doing 10 years ago - unfolding, reading, and folding paper maps. It's a LOT safer today.
Non physical buttons are a distraction so as long as there are steering wheel controls, it's all good, it'll become 2nd nature in a very short time.
The problem I have is this.
THIS YEAR, Hyundai are bringing CarPlay to THIS YEAR's car.
How the ******* is that the 2015 model?
This is an American thing. American car retailers are using psychological tricks to make people feel they are buying next year's model. Nowhere else does this happen.
The problem I have is this.
THIS YEAR, Hyundai are bringing CarPlay to THIS YEAR's car.
How the ******* is that the 2015 model?
This is an American thing. American car retailers are using psychological tricks to make people feel they are buying next year's model. Nowhere else does this happen.
long standing tradition that Car manufacturers release their next years model cars in September of the year before. So this September will see the launch of 2015 models.
I'm not sure if this is just a North American thing or not, But its pretty much standard fare during my entire life, and my father says the same thing. Always September.
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Except in Neither of these photos are the users actually driving their cars at the time
so i'm not sure what you're trying to prove. Both are doing it properly. Pulled over off the roadway, or parked.
This happens all over the world. I actually bought a 1999 Saturn in June of 1998. Car manufacturers used to start in January, then moved back to December to beat their competitors, then back to November, etc. September has been pretty normal for the past 20 years. But sometimes it's even earlier.
Just like magazines - their dates are screwed up too. See the latest issues on the news stand? They're all dated June 2014.
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The first one, you can't tell if he's driving or not.
MANY people, if not MOST read maps WHILE driving. It was as prevalent back then as using a cell phone while driving today is.
Why are you trying to be argumentative?
Here are pictures of people reading maps while driving. Happy?
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Not being able to use my navigation app of choice -- Google Maps -- with CarPlay makes it a total non-starter for me. I'll just stick with my current bluetooth head unit. It works just fine with Google Maps for audio -- which is all I need.
Google is so far ahead of Apple in the mapping department it isn't even funny. In Atlanta, a brand new interchange opened at the beginning of this month. I checked Google Maps on the same day the interchange opened and they already had the new ramps showing up. The *same day* the interchange opened. That's astounding. No telling when the new ramps will appear in Apple Maps.
Google is so far ahead of Apple in the mapping department it isn't even funny. In Atlanta, a brand new interchange opened at the beginning of this month. I checked Google Maps on the same day the interchange opened and they already had the new ramps showing up. The *same day* the interchange opened. That's astounding. No telling when the new ramps will appear in Apple Maps.
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Makes me sick to my stomach to even read this. Cant people wait until their parked to worry about some silly text message? People dont realize that vehicles are heavy machines that can cause great damage.
I cant be alone in thinking that driving without distractions should be the number one priority. I can understand hands free Bluetooth (which is law in Illinois as of 1/1/2014) but reading information off or interacting with a huge screen should be against the law. I must be getting too old which is causing me to become more responsible.
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Darn if only I'd waited an extra 5 years to buy my Sonata!!
Oh well, it's a nice car thought. This is great news. However, my next car will almost certainly be a Tesla Model C!
Oh well, it's a nice car thought. This is great news. However, my next car will almost certainly be a Tesla Model C!
LOL, Your own picture shows that the guy is pulled over on the side of the road. That is as safe as you can get.
I would imagine you could not have both. The aftermarket units really only work for people who have a current unit that only controls the radio. Unless Lexus was to sell something you could use.
With or without this people do it anyway. Adjusting the stations on their car radio and/or changing CD's or MP3's.
In terms of legalities, that makes no sense what you're saying. You do realize any of the iOS Carplay functionality can be done while parked or at a stoplight.
On another side of the coin, Apple Maps has found locations that Google Maps didn't even know existed. NO mapping solution is 100%. Overall, I use Apple Maps nearly 100% of the time with ZERO issues. It's come a LONG way in a short amount of time. Also, Apple Maps is backed by TomTom. Speaking of which, I use TomTom on my iPhone if I don't have access to a cellular or data network to start navigation, which, again, has been great but not perfect.
Using a navigation screen is fine, since nearly all units now have voice guidance. The only time I reference the screen is if there's an interchange of multiple lanes and I need to make sure I take the right one. Otherwise, I rarely look at it while driving.
You'd have to try looking for a company that does specialty units. They're out there, but good luck finding one that's investing in CarPlay in the near future.
There was a company I looked into that was making a Nav unit that was plug n play for the last gen. Mazda 3, complete with custom dash kit. Made it look factory, and it was designed to work with the factory BOSE system --- completely plug & play.
This is exactly what car manufactures want. It's really benefitting the car manufacturer rather than Apple.
So does getting both your legs broken and spending a month in traction because one of those stupid people was too busy playing with the super-cool display on the dash rather than paying attention to the road.
I'm just libertarian enough to not be too big a fan of nanny state ideals (whatever that happens to be, considering it changes depending on who you ask). But when it comes to driving, I'm about as totalitarian as Stalin's Russia. Hands free is alright. But anything that draws your eyes from the road while operating your two tons of steel and plastic at high speeds should be illegal. There are exceptions, of course. But I think that should be the general rule.
Think of it less as telling someone what they can or can't do, and more about keeping them from maiming you.
LOL, while making your point you neglected to realize that the guy in this picture was PARKED while looking at his map. Can't get much safe than that.
You've obviously never used Siri in the car. For at least 95% of the time, the screen won't be needed for core interaction. That's the point of CarPlay. You'll be LESS distracted using CarPlay than even changing the radio station the current way.
...notice how that guy in the bottom pic very wisely pulled over before checking his map. If only everyone were so responsible.
edit: just saw your edit where you added people looking at maps while driving. Yeah, they're dumb.
Your point gives me commentainment.
I was almost with you there, but in the example you provided, he's pulled over. That seems safer to me than typing in an address into your GPS while driving.
Nice demo. Seems like this will be a cool thing and I hope that we can choose this with any care we buy.