You mean just like the article said or did you mean a car that supports carplay only? Cuz the Ford guy said their cars will support carplay... in addition to android auto and snyc.
If they support it in a none intrusive way ill be good with it.
You mean just like the article said or did you mean a car that supports carplay only? Cuz the Ford guy said their cars will support carplay... in addition to android auto and snyc.
So you would let a $800 phone dictate what $30k - $50k+ car you purchase?
If I like the car then Hands free and a way to doc would be good enough for me.
So you would let a $800 phone dictate what $30k - $50k+ car you purchase?
If I like the car then Hands free and a way to doc would be good enough for me.
It can't be worst than Dodge/Chrysler and their absolutely horrible UConnect system
I wish these car makers woke up and realized what century they're in
It certainly isn't.
If they support it in a none intrusive way ill be good with it.
It can't be worst than Dodge/Chrysler and their absolutely horrible UConnect system
I wish these car makers woke up and realized what century they're in
After buying a Lexus, I could care less about Ford. Who is that?
Can anyone from America tell me how the phrase 'could care less' makes any sense at all...
It's 'couldn't care less'...
In a nutshell, all they had to do was build the new version of Sync on top of Blackberry's QNX OS/platform. Then it wouldn't matter if you were running Android, iOS, something else, or didn't have a smartphone at all, it'd just work. From the sound of it, Ford is over complicating something that should be a no-brainer.
/facepalm
Can anyone from America tell me how the phrase 'could care less' makes any sense at all...
It's 'couldn't care less'...
So you would let a $800 phone dictate what $30k - $50k+ car you purchase?
If I like the car then Hands free and a way to doc would be good enough for me.
Yes. I hope that in-dash infotainment systems will be platform-agnostic in the future.
I'm really surprised that these car manufacturers aren't chomping at the bit to bring car play on board.
Most car manufacturers have really clumsy interfaces. Some examples are Ford, VW, Audi, Aston Martin, Toyota, Land rover & mercedes just can't seem to get it right.
They only really intuitive car interface i've seen is the BMW iDrive which many of the other german brands have tried to copy but don't quite hit the mark.
I understand not wanting to push customers into iPhone but i'm sure they could easily offer both options in the car.
I'm not a big fan of touch screens in cars though, find it very distracting and think the BMW dial approach is best and hopefully car play can be controlled this way as well.
Not sure if I'd consider a Toyota/Lexus any better than Ford.After buying a Lexus, I could care less about Ford. Who is that?
Looks like there may be an increase in Hyundai and Kia sales...Even Hyundai and Kia are offering Car Play.
So you would let a $800 phone dictate what $30k - $50k+ car you purchase?
If I like the car then Hands free and a way to doc would be good enough for me.
Ford CTO Raj Nair explained that the company doesn't want people making car choices based on their smartphones.
Look at it like this, it's not the phone that's dictating the car purchase, it's the integration with the ecosystem. And yes, Ford (or any other car company who might be reading) I will absolutely make my next car purchase based on integration with the Apple ecosystem.
Makes sense that the car companies would build cars with electronics that will work with Android or Apple (or whatever)--give customers the choice. But it's pure fantasy to think a car company can build better software than a software/hardware company. The best cars will have robust APIs--they become platforms--that let the customer's choice of software ecosystem interact with every feature in the car, and control every UI function.