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2016 U.S. CarPlay Vehicles: Chevrolet, Honda, Volkswagen and More

Rumor has it that version 60 of mazda's infotainment system will support CarPlay and possibly android auto.
 
My take, "Applied technology is only cool if it works as advertised, otherwise it is just annoying technology". Magnified 10 fold in a car because of the distraction issues it can cause. Example, the screen should go totally blank to the drivers view when the car is in drive. All voice commands to and from the console. I see way to many drivers looking down at their phones or displays going 70 plus. This has the potential to be a lawyers dream come true. Just saying.
 
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Mine is a 4 month old 2016 Cayenne. I wonder if they'll offer an update to make it compatible with Car Play.
 
No Porsche Cayenne or Panamera. In short, no hybrids. Just pathetic, Porsche. Same goes for VW and probably all sorts of corporations with hybrids, never mind electrics.
 
npmacuser5 said:
My take, "Applied technology is only cool if it works as advertised, otherwise it is just annoying technology". Magnified 10 fold in a car because of the distraction issues it can cause. Example, the screen should go totally blank to the drivers view when the car is in drive. All voice commands to and from the console. I see way to many drivers looking down at their phones or displays going 70 plus. This has the potential to be a lawyers dream come true. Just saying.
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Its far safer than using a phone and less distracting than talking to and glancing at your passengers.
 
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npmacuser5 said:
My take, "Applied technology is only cool if it works as advertised, otherwise it is just annoying technology". Magnified 10 fold in a car because of the distraction issues it can cause. Example, the screen should go totally blank to the drivers view when the car is in drive. All voice commands to and from the console. I see way to many drivers looking down at their phones or displays going 70 plus. This has the potential to be a lawyers dream come true. Just saying.
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If the screen went blank when then car was in drive then it would be useless - no view of the GPS and no at-a-glance track info.

The whole "it should go blank in drive" mentality was the same sort of thinking that led to door interlocks on minivans when the car was in drive after that woman fell out on the highway. "It never said in the manual not to drive on the highway with the door open!! It should physically prevent me from doing that!!"
 
joe-h2o said:
If the screen went blank when then car was in drive then it would be useless - no view of the GPS and no at-a-glance track info.

The whole "it should go blank in drive" mentality was the same sort of thinking that led to door interlocks on minivans when the car was in drive after that woman fell out on the highway. "It never said in the manual not to drive on the highway with the door open!! It should physically prevent me from doing that!!"
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I never look at my Google maps while driving, never. Set the directions, friendly voice gets me there. Why would you ever look at your gps while driving?
 
I actually just purchased a 2016 Honda Accord last week. It was between that or a 2015 Altima. Really wanted the vehicle to have CarPlay and so far, I'm really enjoying it. Sad that so many manufacturers are taking so long with it. In addition to CarPlay, I feel like the Accord should last me for a while and hopefully I actually get my money's worth until the Apple Car comes out in 2020 or whatever... ;)
 
dumastudetto said:
A car without CarPlay is almost as useless to me as a car without an engine. Unbelievable how long it's taking the industry to wake up to giving their customers what they truly want in a road vehicle.
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I think most consumers don't even know what CarPlay is. Most people in California still talk on the phone, even in cars with Bluetooth. I believe they recognize that most customers aren't pleading for this feature or that most wouldn't use it (considering they don't even use bluetooth!). I think most customers want more from the car in respect to driving. My grandparents just want a car that is comfortable and goes off road. My uncle just wants a big truck. My aunt just wants a comfortable car with heating and cooling seats. My cousin just wants a cheap-to-maintain car to go to college with. My mom just wants a car that is "paid off and has four wheels" (but now she wants something fast). I just want something inspiring/fun to drive. I feel that's a wide demographic, and a good representation of customer goals when looking into a car. They're more concerned with how they feel while on the road, rather than how it can integrate with their phone.

I'm sorry if this comes off arrogant, but I'm really passionate about cars and driving, as I hinted above. I personally feel the more tech we throw in cars, the easier we forget the pleasures that made driving great (when there's no a**holes ruining your day). When you said that CarPlay is as big of a priority as the engine
 
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What I want : aftermarket unit with Wireless Carplay.

I don't find information about future units from Alpine or Pioneer...

I don't want to buy a one-year-old aftermarket unit... if I pay around $1000 including other parts and installation costs, I want to install the latest technology available !

I just bought a Rav4 2011 with no navig/ no screen / bluetooth with no options to switch songs, so I would like to replace the existing radio.
 
Here in France, using a phone while driving is illegal. Using a hands free phone (with an ear piece) is also now illegal. Carplay is now the only option.
 
I have a honda Civic 2015 Coupe and the dash looks exactly like the ones on the Apple Carplay webpage. THe HondaLink app that came with the car sucks. Does anyone know if Honda will provide a firmware upgrade to upgrade the system? I had heard that Honda was beta testing with 2015 owners earlier in the year.
 
Is a grid of icons really the most optimal user interface for a car? What happened to the Apple that cared about good UI/UX?
 
sudo1996 said:
Sorry for being pessimistic, but I honestly don't think a self-driving car with the functionality you're describing will be widely available to consumers within 100 years. Sure there could soon be technology to make a naive self-driving car, but there are too many legal issues with that, and I still think it's really tough to make it work in all places a normal driver would. Lots of moral/social questions too. If your self-driving car is going to crash and can choose between killing someone else or killing you, what does it do? Will human drivers take advantage of self-driving cars in traffic?
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100 years? The technology is already available. 100 years is longer than the time between discovering flight and going to the moon. Level 2 and 3ish automated cars are already on the road. Google's fully automated (Level 4) vehicles have traversed over a million miles without accidents. I'm betting by 2040 they'll be commonplace. There's billions of dollars at stake. Legalese and politics won't stop companies and governments from trying to get a piece of that cash.
 
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no car play for me i hate it. Bmw idrive in my 5er is so much better because i can watch movies and stuff on that beautiful screen.
 
sudo1996 said:
Looks like Ford made a mistake again, the first mistake being using Microsoft's SYNC trash.
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They've ditched Microsoft with their sync3 system and went with blackberry much like the award winning infotainment system used by Fiat-Chrysler.
 
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