Apple CarPlay Contributes to Higher Vehicle Satisfaction in Latest Survey

[StoneJack]

I wish there was a review of many of the different CarPlay Adapters on the market. I have an Ottocast from Amazon, and it's about 90% reliable, but drops out at certain areas on the commute. I know there are several manufacturers, but at $50-350 each - what's the best one to have? These ONLY work, if your vehicle's infotainment supports wired CarPlay. This is simply a USB device, that takes your CarPlay and makes it wireless.

I have had few Pioneers with wired and wireless Carplay. Work very well.

 

[Macalicious2011]

Last year I had to downgrade car from a BMW that I owned from new since 2019. The BMW didn’t have CarPlay. Bought a W211 Mercedes because I new that I could retrofit CarPlay. In my car the implementation of CarPlay is 1st CLASS!

-Phone in pocket, don’t need to touch any buttons.
-Ignition on.
-CarPlay starts in 15sec - I don’t need to press any buttons on the infotainment.
-Engage the reverse gear and the rear view camera comes on. Put it back into drive and it instantly resumes to CarPlay.
-Want to listen to FM radio whilst using CarPlay? No problem. It works!
-Kids can dj their songs without holding my phone.
-I use Apple maps because it allows me to share eta with my partner. I use voice.

All for just £160 with a 4x40 mosfet amp that includes a dsp. a huge upgrade on the built in stereo.

 

[breenmask]

It sold over 3K cybertrucks with faulty gas pedals because they shoddily designed the plate over the pedal which was causing people to accelerate. Oh sure they resolved it by drilling a fastener that holds the two together, it should have never been an issue in the first place.

They continue to sell the truck (and calling that is debatable at best) while parts of it continue to fly off of the vehicle quite randomly for many folks who purchased them. Windshields that are not as tough as they should be and folks still driving it off the lot only to have the vehicle go into a panic service miles after its been driven off the lot.

Meanwhile
- Toyota's wheel can fall off https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/...electric-car-because-the-wheels-can-fall-off/
- Ford windshield can fall off https://www.consumerreports.org/car...ger-recall-windshield-may-detach-a1037334469/ talk about windshield

Established, older car manufacturers still can't even get it right so why would you expect a new company who is doing completely new technology to be perfect?

Your point?

Tesla vehicles have had some clear lack of quality

"lack of quality" = subjective. Next.

People complaining that the dashboards and other parts either creak loudly

Taycan - creaking/rattling reports :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Taycan/comments/r87xvb

Porsche Taycan GTS: creaking and cracking when turning sharply and at low speed from the front axle - PFF

Hello I have noticed several times now that when I start to drive the car after it has been standing for a day, for example, and turn in hard (at low speed), there is an audible loud cracking and creaking noise coming from the front axle. Similar to…

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Somewhere under dashboard squeaks

Hi, when reversing with the steering wheel turned left or right and the road is uneven, I hear some squeaky noises.I cannot hear them outside. Has anybody had any issues as that? It’s definitely not breaks as I don’t apply breaks in those moments. It sounds like a rubber rubbing against each other…

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Again, this is a established company that's much older, yet very problematic.

You point?

Let alone the truck is basically for looks as an actual truck what many buy a truck for, it fails spectacularly on.

Yet, did more sales than F-150 lightning in Q2. Are you really saying people are buying it just for the looks? That's ridiculous.

The cybertruck was just the latest in their narcissistic ceo's

This is completely irrelevant to the conversation at hand which is about CarPlay. I know Elon said something probably made your blood boil so now you're venting, but please stick to the topic.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

There is plenty of room for individual manufacturers to develop their own high quality experiences. Tesla's is a perfect example, and while I didn't like it at first, it keeps getting better and has met or exceeded CarPlay at this point. About the only thing I like better about CarPlay is that I can plan things like routes and playlists before leaving the house and they are already there when I connect to CarPlay.

Having experience with the Model 3 I can't say I agree that the Tesla infotainment exceeds CarPlay. When we were EV shopping, CarPlay was a requirement and one of the key reasons we didn't opt for the Tesla Model Y. There are other things Tesla does very very and overall the UI is good, but it would be a killer option if CarPlay was included IMO.

 

[Calle68]

I use CP on a regular basis. However, it is the same sw as it was nearly 10 yrs ago. Same "safety nanny" approach: not too much info, no personalization, big font, limited selection of apps, no easy way to get additional info on screen (e.g. my glucose metering), no way to search for an album in music (I listen to classical music which is impossible to search, at least using a foreign language as min) etc. and etc.

 

[svish]

Not surprised. Disappointing to hear that some cars don't support CarPlay

 

[xxFoxtail]

My Chevy Bolt is my first CarPlay car. CarPlay is easy to use, occasionally gets updates when my iPhone does and works/looks better than the built in interface. I’ve been starting to use calendar more so it’s nice seeing that on the screen. The garage door button appears when I’m near my house, and Siri actually works pretty well.

I don’t think I’ll buy another car without CarPlay. I love my Bolt and my previous Chevy cars, its a shame GM discontinued CarPlay.

It would be nice if it had some extra functionality. The iPhone knows if the car is moving (it wont let me type something in the maps app if the car is moving, have to use voice). So if it detects it is stopped/parked, it would be nice to actually read messages and other information, or even watch a tv show.

 

[MichaelYYZ]

Would the new CarPlay 2.0 work will existing CarPlay vehicle systems? Or would we have to purchase new cars due to the car manufacturers not willing to update their systems?

 

[Macalicious2011]

Would the new CarPlay 2.0 work will existing CarPlay vehicle systems? Or would we have to purchase new cars due to the car manufacturers not willing to update their systems?

It's all up in the car.

No one knows which Carplay 2.0 features will be available on existing systems and when or which car manufacturer will launch cars with 2.0 features. Porsche has announced 2.0 support but support/announcements by other manufactuers is borderline none existent.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

Personally, I'd do away with infotainment systems all together. I'm OG; just give me buttons and knobs for climate control. I don't need radios or other distractions.

I need tactile buttons and knobs for climate control, volume and moving around CarPlay. Mazda has done a good job integrating CarPlay on their SUV models

 

[Nekronos]

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.

Who cares if it is lacking in some ways? So are the cars, good ones and not. Together they are more complete.

It's lacking in quite a few ways, and good vehicles are really not lacking - I disagree entirely that carplay makes them more complete, again a more integrated carplay could change that but it's current iteration isn't there yet. As far as your podcast app not being there, I'd encourage you to use the existing podcast apps that vehicles have - you aren't "forced" to use your phone while driving - certainly not in the age of voice-assistants.

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.

Regardless, CarPlay absolutely does things that the car’s infotainment system can’t do. It can read out messages when they come in and let you respond with voice. For me, almost anytime I’m in the car I’m listing to podcasts. I know that Overcast will never run on those native interfaces. Using bluetooth only allows the most basic functions for podcasts. CarPlay makes it simpler.

i don’t want CarPlay to try to run the car. It is a way to personalize the car and to provide additional functions that the car cannot. You can dismiss my needs as “addicted to my phone”, but I’m just using it the way I need not your needs.

I get that those native interfaces satisfy your needs, but they are not enough for all of us. Is it too much to ask to give us a way to extend and complement what the car maker provides.

No I am not focused on maps but that's a good example. Native apps have many advantages, not just maps. And there are specific functions to vehicles that carplay cannot do, this is readily apparent in EVs and other modern, tech driven vehicles.

I don't know what vehicles you've been driving but vehicles can read out messages without carplay.

I think you and others forget, that a vehicle is for driving. Your "needs" in a car are to drive effectively and safely, your "wants" would include podcasts (which as I mentioned before can be done through native apps AND if you insist on using a specific app - you already know bluetooth works and you can use voice assistants to interact with your phone). I don't have an issue using podcasts on native vehicle apps.

I think once humans aren't the ones driving, none of this is going to matter and you can just use your personal device however you like. I don't understand the obsession with carplay, there's a few neat things about it but it's not a seamless experience and it lacks a lot of vehicular functionality.

Until carplay can seamlessly integrate, it's a subpar experience in my view in it's current iteration but I'm looking forward to the next versions.

 

[doolar]

People like consistency. Who wants to learn a new UI every time they get in a new car? Besides, the home grown infotainment system of auto manufacturers is rubbish.

Personally, I'd do away with infotainment systems all together. I'm OG; just give me buttons and knobs for climate control. I don't need radios or other distractions.

Get a Toyota or Lexus. Even the LC 500 which is a tech fest and a high end car keeps the AC buttons and LCD, basically the same layout they’ve used for two decades.

Here’s the 2024 Lexus LC 500 interior:

 

[ignatius345]

I use CP on a regular basis. However, it is the same sw as it was nearly 10 yrs ago. Same "safety nanny" approach: not too much info, no personalization, big font, limited selection of apps, no easy way to get additional info on screen (e.g. my glucose metering), no way to search for an album in music (I listen to classical music which is impossible to search, at least using a foreign language as min) etc. and etc.

News flash: you're piloting several tons of metal flying down the road next to other people walking, biking, driving other cars. Pull the **** over if you need to. Those limitations are there for a reason.

 

[bejib66000]

I wish Apple would develop an in-car computer based on the iPad and sell it to automobile manufacturers. Not just software like they do now, but hardware as well. It would be a software-hardware complex similar to how Mac, iPad, and iPhone work.

 

[scooterspud]

When I bought my Tesla Model 3, one of the things I worried about was lack of CarPlay. I haven't really missed it at all. The Tesla user interface is great.

The things I DO miss: easy access to podcasts, and NO SiriusXM satellite radio. Frustrating there's no sat antenna or SiriusXM app for the car.

BTW: Absolutely LOVE the car. Best vehicle I've ever owned by far. Sorry for the haters on here - maybe they got duds.

 

[cjcampbell]

Ferrari figures that no one uses built-in infotainment anymore because their customers prefer CarPlay. They are eliminating GPS from their cars. They won't be the last. Most built in GPS apps in cars are horrible.

 

[lkrupp]

I have a 2016 Ford F-150 that needs to have its navigation software updated. Ford wants $150 to send me a USB stick to install it myself. Really?

 

[inlvnv]

I bought an SUV and a sedan in 2020. CarPlay was a requirement.

 

[MacWanker]

Just got a brand new car with carplay....I'm not going to lie, kind of pisses me off that to even use it I have to enable siri, which I deliberately don't have on my phones, nor do I want.
Thankfully I can connect via just bluetooth for music (which is controllable from the dash touchscreen and steering wheel controls) without having to do so, and as the car has built in native navigation (google maps is pretty much the only thing I would use from carplay besides music) I don't even need carplay at all.

Yeah yeah, I'm a luddite etc.

 

[Timpetus]

Pretty funny that Apple’s largest, publicly known at least, open standard is the thing that induces the most Apple-like behavior from other companies. Every geek friend I have, but also family member that’s aware of Apple products thinks CarPlay is a requirement for their next vehicle. Why are car companies so unwilling to just do what makes their product the most appealing? Tesla and Rivian software is good and all, but it’s not CarPlay good. Seems seriously arrogant of them

The other thing nobody can explain so far is why, if the car companies are just trying to give everyone the best options, they wouldn't just build in both their own software and CarPlay/Android Auto capability. The only reason not to offer both is because you're planning to take advantage of your customers, whether by collecting and selling data or charging for updates or subscription fees or whatever other cockamamie scheme they come up with.

 

[Tagbert]

Would the new CarPlay 2.0 work will existing CarPlay vehicle systems? Or would we have to purchase new cars due to the car manufacturers not willing to update their systems?

I’m sure that when CarPlay 2.0 comes out it will still support the single-window CarPlay experience that we have now. I’m not entirely convinced that any car maker is really going to opt for the full CarPlay 2.0 experience when everything is done by CarPlay. that’s not something I care about and would be just as happy with a refinement of the existing system where there is CarPlay and the car’s native interface and they cooexist and each does what they are good at. It doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game.

 

[Tagbert]

Just got a brand new car with carplay....I'm not going to lie, kind of pisses me off that to even use it I have to enable siri, which I deliberately don't have on my phones, nor do I want.
Thankfully I can connect via just bluetooth for music (which is controllable from the dash touchscreen and steering wheel controls) without having to do so, and as the car has built in native navigation (google maps is pretty much the only thing I would use from carplay besides music) I don't even need carplay at all.

Yeah yeah, I'm a luddite etc.

You can do most things in CarPlay without Siri though it does make some things easier. The new, AI-based Siri will probably be easier to work with when it comes out in early 2025.

 

[Goodeye]

The other thing nobody can explain so far is why, if the car companies are just trying to give everyone the best options, they wouldn't just build in both their own software and CarPlay/Android Auto capability. The only reason not to offer both is because you're planning to take advantage of your customers, whether by collecting and selling data or charging for updates or subscription fees or whatever other cockamamie scheme they come up with.

This

This is exactly why.

 

[TheKerremenke]

I wish there was a review of many of the different CarPlay Adapters on the market. I have an Ottocast from Amazon, and it's about 90% reliable, but drops out at certain areas on the commute. I know there are several manufacturers, but at $50-350 each - what's the best one to have? These ONLY work, if your vehicle's infotainment supports wired CarPlay. This is simply a USB device, that takes your CarPlay and makes it wireless.

You should check out the website and YouTube videos from Carplaylife.com. An Englishman who tested a lot of CarPlay dongles. Including booting times, setting menu and much more.

 

[Premium1]

Carplay is whatever. If you've ever been in a car with a good infotainment system like a Tesla, or Polestar. Carplay is a luxury. Of course if you drive crap cars you'd want it

Thinking that Tesla is anything more than a crap car is laughable. Buying a Tesla is like paying $70,000 for a bronco and then realizing it's still a Ford. Tesla makes some of the most bland, QC plagued cars out there. So take a step back from your "I am better than you peasants because I drive a Tesla ledge" before you come on here with the "crap cars comments. Polestar/Rivian maybe, but nothing about Tesla screams "high end."