Model Y was the #1 car in the world https://www.drive.com.au/news/tesla-model-y-worlds-best-selling-car-2023/, and this is with zero car ads on TV.
It's that simple for me. My previous vehicle didn't, and at some point when the thing I disliked most about an otherwise good vehicle was the infotainment system--which of course was never updated in any meaningful way, and certainly not once the car was a few years old--I vowed I'd never get a car that I couldn't bring my own computing hardware to and just use the car's screen. Especially now that head units aren't replaceable, so you're stuck with the factory stuff as long as the car lasts.
If Toyota had a single model lol. RAV4 and Corolla and Camry alone have almost 2.5 times sales of whole Tesla. Problem for Tesla is Model y sales were high in china for 2023. Now BYD smoked Tesla in china. Model Y isn’t even close to best selling car in the US. Musk better make up the lost Chinese numbers some where else this year.
This. If a car company doesn't want to include CarPlay, that's fine, and I'm sure they will have plenty of customers. I just won't be one, because CarPlay is now table stakes for me, personally, when shopping for a vehicle. I know I can always not use it if I have it, but I can't add it if the car doesn't and also doesn't have a replaceable head unit (which nothing I'm in the market for does).
Tesla has more than one model
Tesla sold 12 K cyber trucks so far, based on number of recalled vehicles. Thats like 60 times less than best selling truck. I wouldn’t even consider other Tesla other than cybertruck. Too delicate and plastic for my taste. Batteries in winter are a nightmare. Give me something with 450 mile range. I am keen on lucid given the range.
I drive a Tesla. I don't suggest others buy one. Just my opinion. Will still you my 3 year old 3 for 30k if you will pay. I'm guessing it's worth 15k. But hey, if you think they are good, buy. Note:I own stock in the miserable company.
It sold more fully electric trucks than Ford even though Ford released theirs earlier. They're production limited, not demand limited. The cyber trucks are currently $100k too. And this is with zero CarPlay.
I love my CarPlay in our 2023/4 Lexus Not exactly crap cars. So if the commenters don't want it, that's ok.
Your assumption is based on the idea that EV depreciate at the same rate as ICE cars. They don't. EV loses about 30% of it's value year over year
compared to ICE which loses about 6-7% year over year.Because I use apps, like Overcast, that simply do not exist in on Tesla, Rivian, etc. Without CarPlay, i would be force to used the phone while driving. Bluetooth doesn’t support all of the actions needed for a lot of apps.
That is my point. Some people seem to not understand that you just do task switching to go between the systems.
Are you 100% focused on the maps experience because that is the only place where the native apps have some advantage. CarPlay does support reading the battery level and finding charging if the automaker bothers to supply that information. Not sure about preconditioning but it is very rare that I am driving around looking for a charger.
I’m glad you mention Mercedes. By no means a crap car, but boy, is their Intotainment system horrible. I hate it so much with these oversized icons, the constant swiping, overal confusing layout, a voice assistant even more useless than Siri, etc. The first thing I do when driving is turn on Carplay.
Likewise. I won't even consider a car without it. See ya later GM, Tesla (for more than this reason), Rivian....
