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BMW Shipping New Cars Temporarily Without Apple CarPlay
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Anecdotal. I'm always pleasantly surprised when I see a BMW that has functioning indicators. 🤣
The article mentions Digital Key, but that feature doesn't seem to have been implemented well. Very few models offer it still, and even there, I believe have been issues and the feature removed at check out. I could be wrong.
I recently rented a car with the big touch screen for three weeks. What a pain in the backside. To make it work eyes free, the steering wheel had multiple times the buttons that could easily be on the dash. What a mess of buttons, displays on the gauges screen, all to tell simple drive needs. Turning up the fan, volume, cooling, has become a copilots job. None of it from my experience made driving easier. Actually made driving multiple times harder. The laugh for me. A company selling coarses online to educate Tesla drivers on how to use their new cars. Driving needs to be intuitive and repetitive operation. The next software update, where did they put my heated seat functionality. Ridicules overuse of technology that creates more problems then it solves.
Well I'm currently WFH in South Florida — seeing anyone using their turn signal is mind blowing...)
Has BMW given any indication they are trying that again in the last *checks notes* 4 years?It has to do with BMW's support and implementation of CarPlay - and references the greedy tactics they have used in the past.
BMW Plans to Turn CarPlay Into Subscription-Based Service Next Year
BMW plans to offer CarPlay as a subscription-based service beginning next year, rather than charge a one-time fee, reports The Verge. The automaker...www.macrumors.com
When the luxury market is affected by shortages, we have incoming trouble, people.
Doom, doom, doooooooooooom.
Doom, doom, doooooooooooom.
I really hate the elimination of physical buttons for climate control. It creates a dangerous situation where focus has to be taken away from concentrating on the road, to make sure you tap precisely on a screen what you are trying to change.
Awful setup.
Eek, owning a BMW is horrid enough, I can't imagine ever having to suffer their iDrive system too.
same here WFM but these Maryland BMW drivers are something else.... its like their BWM's dont have the turn signal switch or they're missing signal bulbs haha
That's hilarious) Here it's everyone
And hate to admit it, but I started only using it when it's crucial. And I drive a BMW — I can't help but support your case 
It’s out of their control. Things get delayed sometimes and it’s not ideal but the alternative is delaying the entire car’s release. I can’t imagine how dramatic you’d be if that happened, though.
My mechanic told me that I have a mechanical anti-theft device installed on my 2000 pickup truck. It is called a manual transmission. My car is a 1998. I have no idea what the big deal is about missing on Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. At least BMW will make it available when they have it working on the new chip set. Would you rather get delivery on your new car now and wait for the update or wait for your new car until the update is ready?
Had a BMW i3 on order since February. Already heard (through research not from BMW!) that it would be supplied with the 6.5 inch screen not the 10” as standard since 2018. I’ve already started looking for an alternative nearly new model.
I would not be surprised that BMW will not only offer a free update at the dealer, but also extend the free warranty period for regular scheduled maintenance to compensate.
A lot of people seem to really appreciate using Apple Maps or Google Maps in place of their car’s default navigation display, and CarPlay/Android Auto allows your car’s in-car entertainment setup to control audio playback settings on your phone (so media control buttons on your steering wheel [a feature of some cars, especially luxury cars] can control music playback on your phone). Those are two advantages to CarPlay that immediately come to mind without having used it. (Besides, since BMW makes CarPlay compatible cars in Europe, I’m pretty sure that means they have manual transmission cars with CarPlay. Manual transmission and fancy tech toys are hardly incompatible. Edit: If I may firmly plant my tongue in cheek [and engage in some self deprecation] your truck’s chief anti-theft device is that it’s 22 years old! It’s okay, I was driving a 2003 until it gave up the ghost [and before I could afford a new car, I ended up moving to a place where cars are expensive and public transportation decent enough where I don’t need one for now, but I do miss driving for fun])
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In Europe your anti theft device is still very popular. There are plenty of Carplay anti theft cars around here
.The dash in my BMW contains multiple physical buttons for climate control, and I find using them more distracting than voice. And it's impossible to implement a nav system without a screen, though showing turn-by-turn directions on the head-up display is even better. I would never want to go back to the days of paper maps, either in the hands of a passenger who didn't quite get it, or worse, folded up in the driver's lap or held against the steering wheel.
I was really hoping that these supply chain issues would start to even out this year but instead things continue to get worse.
I'm kinda glad I got my X5m when I did. I was able to order the exact car that I wanted with no options deleted. I'm glad I'm not in the market for a new car now.
If true, it’s a shame, it’s my understanding that fewer and fewer car companies are focusing on the pleasure of driving these days. Oh sure, there aren’t as many car people, even in my generation, and the traditional pathways to car culture just aren’t as much of a thing anymore (even a good used car is pricey, and with OBD computers, it’s a lot harder to work on cars as a tinkerer). Plus, let’s be honest, people aren’t as comfortable with tedium as they used to be, they’ve always got to be getting their next entertainment fix.
My wife recently purchased a new Volvo. Has the same issue. She was told an update was coming in March. She's still waiting.