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Apple Launching 'iOS In The Car' Next Week With Ferrari, Volvo and Mercedes-Benz
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I'm surprised Opel/Vauxhall aren't a launch partner as I think the Opel/Vauxhall Adam was the first European car to have Siri Eyes Free. Also the Keynote slide Eddy Cue used to announce iOS in the Car showed the Opel/Vauxhall (I think Chevrolet in the US) Intellilink infotainment system working with iOS in the Car.
Hopefully more models will be announced at Geneva
Hopefully more models will be announced at Geneva
oh yea, that's right 
Stick iOS in the car for the "better" ones first..
Points have already pointed out the flaws here, namly not everything you see on the phone matches whats on the display in terms of dialog boxes, and/or other stuff..
Isn't this supposed to be a exact mirror image ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxRLs_hteHs
Not bad.
Stick iOS in the car for the "better" ones first..Points have already pointed out the flaws here, namly not everything you see on the phone matches whats on the display in terms of dialog boxes, and/or other stuff..
Isn't this supposed to be a exact mirror image ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxRLs_hteHs
Not bad.
Will it use the same thin font and icons as iOS7 so you'd have to stare and squinch your eyes to see anything on the display?
Touch screens as a panel in a car is still godawful experience!
I never complained about losing the 'tactical' feedback on the phone, but in a car I definitely should not have to take my eyes off the road! Not even Tesla gets this right.
I never complained about losing the 'tactical' feedback on the phone, but in a car I definitely should not have to take my eyes off the road! Not even Tesla gets this right.
The next generation UI from Volvo looks extremely promising, imo even better than current Tesla UI - it has simpler, bigger touch controls + essential functions still have dedicated physical buttons. iOS in the car integration will be icing on a cake. All around very promising.
Check it out: http://youtu.be/fLkNBvzxa9E
Don't know why they moved the on screen home button from the bottom centre to the left hand side. Kind of makes it difficult for cars that are right hand drive. Hopefully there will be an option to mirror that.
Anyone with a Benz?
Zero chance of a retrofit me thinks, even for a relatively new car. Siri would be really cool. I have bluetooth and the Mbrace/Sirius thing, which works, but I've been thinking about this for a while. Of course there's always aftermarket butchers.
SOL i'm certain.
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Not likely. They want you to trade up to a new car for the cost of a Honda.
Zero chance of a retrofit me thinks, even for a relatively new car. Siri would be really cool. I have bluetooth and the Mbrace/Sirius thing, which works, but I've been thinking about this for a while. Of course there's always aftermarket butchers.
SOL i'm certain.
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Not likely. They want you to trade up to a new car for the cost of a Honda.
Buy a better head unit? The Pioneer I just installed for my wife (DEH-X4600BT ~$120 installed) has a mic which works beautifully with Siri Eyes Free and for in-car calls. She leaves the BT headset home now.
More importantly for those who haven't put it together:
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It appears so. 7.1 has a "Car Display" setting in restrictions.
Seems likely. Now that's some news!
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I guess we all know who their target audience is.....the middle class never gets the good stuff Maybe someday Ford will have the opportunity and I can have that feature in my F150!!
Maybe someday Ford will have the opportunity and I can have that feature in my F150!!
Doubt it. iOS In The Car isn't that big of a deal to be honest. It's nothing more than an extension of iOS into the car for the user and doesn't really provide any car with an advantage other than being associated with Apple.
BMW has invested so much in iDrive that there is no reason for them to incorporate iOS In The Car because iDrive already works a lot better with integrating smartphones (sans Android) relative to other infotainment systems found in other cars. What they're deciding to do is use Siri: Eyes Free but that's something different. This is one thing I like about BMW, they try to remain independent in their operations as much as possible and don't find the need to go out and incorporate other companies, if they want something in their car, they're likely to do it themselves.
Mercedes needs iOS In The Car more than BMW because their COMAND is junk. If people think iDrive was bad, try using COMAND. Merdedes isn't even putting any effort into improving it so by partnering up with Apple, it will allow them to "improve" their infotainment system without having to do anything.
I really hope this comes out in the 2015 Mazda3. I just can't justify buying a car that gets outdated at the speed of a phone or computer.
Mercedes is in desperate need of some intelligence in their cars. Their own apps are junk and they charge customers by the month to use them. They're really lame. This will fill the creativity void in their cars.
Rumor is Ford will be dropping Microsoft from their cars because of all the complaints they are getting from my Ford Touch.
While the rumors currently is that will go with blackberry and QNX I think they might be better served looking at IOS in the car
While the rumors currently is that will go with blackberry and QNX I think they might be better served looking at IOS in the car
They aren't competing: iOS in the Car is not software that runs on your car. Ford still needs(?) that, maybe from BlackBerry. iOS in the Car is software thar runs on your phone, controlled through the car.
It's the reverse of what many people assume. It's not iOS controlling your car... it's your car controlling iOS!
Ditto: this isn't about iOS controlling your car or replacing physical controls. It's about taking your iPhone's driver-useful functions (like navigation. music, and audible text messages) which already use a touchscren (the iPhone's own) and giving them a bigger, better touchscreen dedicated to the driving activity.
iOS in the Car is not comparable to any existing car system or product. It's a while different take. A more limited one, thank goodness, since I'm with you: no touchscreens for car stuff like climate control, please!
(As for music, we already have steering wheel controls to control the iPhone, and iOS in the Car wouldn't change that; it would just provide a bigger display for the song info etc.)
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