I hope the other manufacturers will offer a solution for older vehicles as well.
Porsche wanted $1000 just to give me the pin to allow for a map update so I wouldn't count on them.
I hope the other manufacturers will offer a solution for older vehicles as well.
It still sounded awful but that's nothing an aftermarket amp/speakers can't take care of.
My 2002 CLK is waiting......
Sadness. The Boston system in my 2006 300c sounded fantastic. The one in my 2013 300 doesn't sound quite as good, but it was still better than the ford and hyundai I rented a while back.
Doing it right would be no resistive touch screens. It would also mean no wonky UIs-on-top-of-UIs, as you can see in the photo below.
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Does this seriously look right to you?
The similarity is that Apple is accepting that they don't have the control to make the product as good as it can be. CarPlay is not the ideal, premium solution to a better in-the-car UI, so why is everybody making it out to be?
Did you fail to watch any of the CarPlay videos? Different car manufacturers will display it differently. With respect to Mercedes, in at least the new (MY2015) C-Class, Apple's UI takes up the entire screen. In the Volvo, it takes up only a fraction of the screen. Apple is providing a way to get the UI to the in-car system, but leaving up to the car manufacturer the design decision on how to display the data.
Dear Apple: Make two car stereos -- one single DIN, one double DIN. All you gotta do is make a nicely powered stereo with Bluetooth and USB ports with an Apple-quality touchscreen that basically replicates your apps with a modified iOS.
If anybody thinks I'm crazy, go shopping for these things. The only thing close I have seen is AppRadio from Pioneer, and I use "close" generously. I'd love to replace my Camry's factory unit with a double DIN full touchscreen that would display my music or podcast art with larger buttons for controls and blow up my GPS display to about seven inches.
Do I need an optical drive? Hells no. Do I even really need AM/FM? I mean sure if it doesn't cause much trouble. I'd rather have the Apple TV for cars.
The similarity is that Apple is accepting that they don't have the control to make the product as good as it can be. CarPlay is not the ideal, premium solution to a better in-the-car UI, so why is everybody making it out to be?
My income isn't the point, the big brands are getting thrown around, it's more high profile obviously.
Older Mercedes vehicles maybe.
To really support older vehicles, or frankly even most new vehicles, we just need a double DIN solution from the usual folk (Kenwood, Sony, Pioneer, Jensen, JVC, Alpine, etc.).
I would be happy if Mercedes would just offer an update to my 2011 model so the Command system would have some way to get the phone contacts from my iPhone. Syncing contacts with an iPhone seems pretty basic. My wife's Ford Fusion has much better technology.