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Apple Launching All-New CarPlay Experience in 2023 With These 5 Key Features

I find this really interesting from an integration and standards point of view. Gonna have to read around on it, would love to know what’s been agreed.

You’d imagine that all the big car companies are gonna jump on such a standard it given how much they struggle with software, but of course they’ll need to continue building their own software anyway as you can’t sell a car that’s reliant on a phone to operate. Might Apple have a long term plan to release a carOS? 🤔
 
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sos47 said:
apple, please can i have carplay on my bike. bikeplay? for those who are loling: i have already sensors for speed, power, cadence, tire pressure, radar, lights, navigation - and apple watch doesnt support anything of it.
i am one of million of riders who use wahoo and garmin devices. so there is a market.
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So what exactly are you asking for that a hundred apps currently available in the app store don't already provide??
 
CarPlay works fine in 2021 Acura TLX Advance. Sorry if it doesn't work in yours. (Now the phone charger is another issue...)
 
With iOS 16 CarPlay has zero improvements this stuf isn’t until 2024 why did they announce it so early at wwdc it should have been at June 2023
 
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alexandr said:
Don't you think that there will be software updates for this, which would allow compatibility going back a few models?
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Doubtful. I'm sure it's absolutely possible, but the car manufacturers won't allow it. For instance, Honda doesn't update the capability of its own app on older models -- because they want us to buy/trade in for new cars.
 
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I'm probably in the minority here, but I really don't like CarPlay. I installed an aftermarket head unit that supported CarPlay in my vehicle and I found it very laggy and I didn't care for the UI. It was nice having directions on a large screen, but I really hated the Music app. I'm so much faster finding things on the phone, so I found myself constantly reaching for the phone anyway. I'm in the market for new vehicle and CarPlay support is probably the least important feature to me.
 
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CarAnalogy said:
Here I think you dropped this -> /s

Edit: without elaboration that’s a pretty bold statement. Maybe as a revenue stream from licensing it to carmakers, but I think Apple has a lot on its plate they need to focus on before CarPlay. The auto industry moves notoriously slowly, I’m not sure I want Apple to be completely in control of all my interactions with a car, and CarPlay as it is now is pretty good and has plenty of room for improvement as is. It’s not that they shouldn’t work on it but I don’t think it should be #1.

How about Siri, or figuring out what they really want to do with the iPhone besides play sizing musical chairs, or the iPad, or the increasingly iPadOS-like Mac that could use some attention on the software side.

Or the AR headset. That seems more achievable and in line with what they are good at, and a new growth market.
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Couldn’t have said that better myself!
 
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nwcs said:
I like CarPlay and use it all the time but I really, really prefer real dashboards and real knobs and buttons to activate things. It is so much easier to use when not looking and it is less distracting plus it doesn't cause you to lose night sight adaptation in darker situations.
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The lights are adjustable in both real and virtual dashboards. Set your internal lights to bright and you’ll lose night sight regardless of what’s throwing out the photons.
 
lovehateapple said:
It will be interesting to see what market share CarPlay gets over Android Auto. Will automakers be able to install both in their cars to allow consumers to choose after purchase? Or will automakers have to make two different versions of their vehicles forcing consumers to have to choose before purchase? Do automakers pay a royalty or licensing fee to apple to install CarPlay in their vehicles?
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Don’t most manufacturers already install both? Most ads I’ve seen mention support for both which makes sense as the hardware is there, having the software there supports almost all their smartphone users. When some of the hardware that supports the feature also runs on Android, it makes sense that anything that has CarPlay also has AA.
 
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RemedyRabbit said:
You’d imagine that all the big car companies are gonna jump on such a standard it given how much they struggle with software, but of course they’ll need to continue building their own software anyway as you can’t sell a car that’s reliant on a phone to operate. Might Apple have a long term plan to release a carOS? 🤔
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I read an article awhile back about them actually trying to do an end-run around Apple/Google by coming up with a common interface (that would go further than AA/CarPlay at the time) that all the makers would use. But, much like RCS, they can’t create a common interface when their main interest is “how can I use this to gain a competitive advantage over the other guys?” Perhaps, this expansion of AA/CarPlay into climate control and other areas is the signal that they’ve given up.
 
lindros2 said:
Until this is on a shipping car, it is highly theoretical.
BMW, Mercedes, and Hyundai won’t have it. Volvo and GM in bed with Android / Google Automotive.
Honda maybe? (2025/26 Odyssey?)
And does this tap into the Blackberry QNX car IoT bus?
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Mercedes, Volvo and Honda were all listed by name in the article as “committed automakers…”
 
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CarAnalogy said:
Maybe slightly off-topic, but every one of those pictures looks exactly like the iPhone. I don’t know if they’re mockups or what, but the fact they are making an FM radio app makes me wonder if they would ever release it for iPhone as well.

I could see Apple having the ‘courage’ to remove AM/FM radio from their own car in favor of data only. The argument can be (and may legally be) made that FM/AM is a safety feature in cars. The same argument could be made of the phone, unless I’m mistaken (please tell me if I am) the same hardware that picks up cell signals could also receive FM.
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Looks like they’re based on what Apple’s shown. Not sure if this will be remotely close to what they actually release, but it’s what Apple’s communicating.
www.apple.com

iOS - CarPlay

With CarPlay, get directions, play music, and more on your car’s built-in display. And use digital car keys to unlock and start your car with iPhone.
www.apple.com

And, no, the same hardware that picks up cell signals doesn’t also receive FM. There’s a good number of sites out there that indicate that the iPhone 6 was the last phone that had FM hardware, but even that didn’t include either an antenna or amplifier required for it to work. No iPhone since has the hardware required to receive FM.
 
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Unregistered 4U said:
Don’t most manufacturers already install both? Most ads I’ve seen mention support for both which makes sense as the hardware is there, having the software there supports almost all their smartphone users. When some of the hardware that supports the feature also runs on Android, it makes sense that anything that has CarPlay also has AA.
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I think you're right about the current situation. I am wondering though, the deeper the integration between a car's hardware and third party software what will happen in the future. The renderings in the article look pretty cool, and I'm pretty sure the battle between CarPlay and Android Auto will only intensify going forward, especially if automakers have to choose one or other.
 
Will they fix the Honda problem or give me a warrenty to go to Honda and get the thing replaced for free? I had to buy a car mount because my Car Play crashes every time I used maps, and my Car was a 2017 Honda Accord. I realized it was a Honda problem when I used Android Auto and it worked. I shouldn't have to go to Honda and pay so much to get this problem fixed when it seems to be a compatability problem between Apple and Honda's Ecosystem.

If anyone has any advice for what I can do, that would be great. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg to fix this, but I would love to enjoy Car Play again.
 
There is very little information about what exactly this new generation of CarPlay is going to be.

Does it run on the phone? What is you have a non-iPhone? Will vehicles have two modes? CarPlay Gen2 mode and factory mode

From the limited information, it almost sounds like this is Apple's answer to Andoid Automotive (not Android Auto). To achieve this level of integration, it needs to run on the automobile's hardware, and not be a screen share, which the current integration of Car Play is.

The question is what auto manufacturers are willing to give up control of their in car infotainment. I just bought an ID.4 and have found that I use the built-in system way more than Car Play. Neither is what I would consider great, but I like the integration of the built-in Nav to other features in the car.
 
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BGPL said:
I don't think we'll have to wait for 2023 or greater cars. Most vehicles now support software/firmware updates that would allow the manufacturer to drop in an API for CarPlay. The question is, will they do it based on the demand? I certainly hope so, because this would be a game changer. I would gladly welcome Apple's UI into my vehicle over what's there now.
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Think they will for a fee
 
While I would love to have the entire car looking nice like in the initial reveal, chances are any vehicle I'd actually want to buy won't have such functionality until many years down the line.

So I'll stick with my basic CarPlay functions on my Toyota; after all, the most important feature to me is being able to play my local library of music with a nice interface.
 
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