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I've been really interested in seeing all the details on next year's Volt, but they are sparse at the moment. If things go the way I hope they do I will soon finally have a commute short enough to not be worried about limited range on electric cars. I've heard the new Volt's will have longer range and lower prices, but that all remains to be seen. I'm getting really close to buying a new car, I'm pretty sure that by this time next year I'll be ready to pull the trigger.

Of course I wouldn't buy any car just because it supports CarPlay, but since I was already interested in the Volt it's nice to see that perk will be there.
 
This is very lovely but that still won't get me to buy a Chevrolet. Their cars were trash with this system and they're still trash now with it.
 
About time! I know many friends that have held off on new car purchases waiting for CarPlay inside a model. If GM beats Ford to the punch here, that is a good win. I can only see the Dearborn boys having their collective heads up the asses over in Redmond ignoring both Google and Apple.
 
About time! I know many friends that have held off on new car purchases waiting for CarPlay inside a model. If GM beats Ford to the punch here, that is a good win. I can only see the Dearborn boys having their collective heads up the asses over in Redmond ignoring both Google and Apple.

Ford will have Carplay and AA in models that support My Ford Touch (V3) in 2017
 
This will be an interesting experiment. I have read tons of studies that those with more disposable income purchase Apple while those with less purchase Android. If true, it will be interesting how this plays out in the cars. Will luxury cars tend for CarPlay? Will higher trim levels of non-luxury cars also tend towards Apple? And conversely will the cheap cars or the base models tend towards Google?

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
No, because it is asinine to choose a vehicle based on if it uses Car Play/Android Auto. Manufacturers know that which is why Chevy is supporting both. Others will follow as well.
 
This will be an interesting experiment. I have read tons of studies that those with more disposable income purchase Apple while those with less purchase Android. If true, it will be interesting how this plays out in the cars. Will luxury cars tend for CarPlay? Will higher trim levels of non-luxury cars also tend towards Apple? And conversely will the cheap cars or the base models tend towards Google?

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

The logical thing for vehicle manufacturers to do is to offer both. In many countries, Android dominates, often by a wide margin. Offering both covers all bases and gives the owner the flexibility to change to iOS or Android.
 
Will Siri put the key back in the ignition after it falls out?

Who uses keys anymore, my 09 model Lancer is keyless start and I'm sure most of the 2016 models listed are probably the same.

What I would like with these is the option to go from Android to Apple or back if say you by the car 2nd hand in the future. You don't want to be locked into a smart system that won't work with your preferred cell phone.

Also what about after market, adding systems like this to older cars?
 
You lost me at "Chevrolet".

They won me at Chevrolet. My 2007 Corvette gets more compliments than any other car I've driven.. (including newer vehicles owned by friends & rental vehicles for special occasions).

I'd been considering a 2015 Corvette Stingray or Z06.. because it will be the last models with the 5yr/100K powertrain warranty.. (2016's come with a lesser 5yr/60K powertrain) but the more I think about it I wouldn't drive it more than 60K miles in 5 years anyways. And knowing that it will support CarPlay out the box is all that I need to know to finally trade up for the newer model.

I have a few friends who also love to put down Chevy/GM. I can only help but smile when I look at what they have parked in the garage.. and I look at what I have parked in mine :)

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Ford will have Carplay and AA in models that support My Ford Touch (V3) in 2017

Ford has made lots of promises with Sync over the years. Lets just say I'll believe it.. when I see it. I would have traded my old Navigator years ago for a newer Explorer.. but the infotainment system is one of the reasons I stayed away. Will be interesting to see what actually gets delivered when sync3 gets here.. sometime in 2016.
 
This is great.

The only thing I hope is that automakers bring CarPlay as an update to their current entertainment systems that support it.

For example, Jeep/Chrysler/Dodge all use a system they call Uconnect. It supports OS updates and apps. It should in theory be able to support CarPlay as a system update, but Jeep has been hush hush about their plans.

Given that their entertainment systems are impossible to upgrade with an aftermarket headunit by Pioneer or Alpine due to Uconnect controlling all the settings in the vehicle as well as climate control, etc, it'd be great if they could provide an update or even a hardware upgrade, I'm willing to shell out up to $1000 for the upgrade.

I hope they don't expect their current users to go out and buy a 2016 model just to have a feature that can be easily expanded to their current lineup of vehicles.

Well personally I think it should be free. I keep emailing Chrysler about this, hopefully other people are doing the same. I have a 2015 and I find that it's pretty silly that I can't use Siri in the car. However my 2008 Audi A4 let's me use siri through the car.
 
Do you know what build? I am on the latest beta, have an ILX-007 in my car and would be interested in this. I plug in now and don't mind, but it would be a nice thing to have.

All of the builds have it. They are just waiting for Apple to turn on support for wireless Carplay in iOS. Hopefully this will be revealed at WWDC as a feature in iOS9.
 
I have the Pioneer head unit. It is the top of the line model. After using it for a while, I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT.

-Using maps at night doesn't go into "night mode", so remains so bright, it blinds you.
-The voice commands are horrible.
-Dictating text messages is a recipe for some hilarious misspellings--so you can't use it in a professional context.
-It loses connectivity sometimes.
-CarPlay occasionally crashes the head unit.
-It can be unresponsive for 30+ seconds.


Much of this is probably an issue with the hardware, but I bet all other cars will have the same issue since Apple isn't making car head units. If they want this to work well, they better make head units. Right now, it is more annoying than helpful.

Funny, but I've got the low-end Pioneer AVH-4000NEX, and LOVE IT - the funny bit is that I've experienced pretty much all the same issues; maybe I just have lower expectations. There is a firmware update that's been out for a while, but I haven't gotten around to installing it - so some of these issues may have already been resolved.

When Siri works, it works great, when it doesn't, it's impossible. The voice recognition is generally really good, it just doesn't get context, and I don't always hit the exact wording to make it click.

The head unit goes into a darker mode when it detects the lights are on (I wired up the appropriate input when I installed it), and I swear at one time the maps screen had a dark night mode, but either that feature went away or broke, because yes, the maps are WAY too bright at night - even with the dimmer screen setting - but I've got it mounted low enough it is tolerable, or I just keep it on the much darker themed 'now playing' screen.

From what testing I've done the text dictation works very well - I just don't use it all that much.

The head unit itself locks up and reboots after 2-3 hours of continuous use - could be heat related, although it's done it during a Minnesota winter, so I think it's something else. It just comes back on its own after a minute or two, so it isn't a huge deal.

I've had the system as a whole run really poorly (once) - the maps only updating every couple minutes while driving, but after it got shut off and on a couple times (as I parked the car and went on to the next destination) it cleared up.

I tied it into an aftermarket backup camera, in a car that doesn't have steering wheel controls or groovy integrated environmental interfaces - I just swapped out the OEM 6-disk changer in my '02 WRX, and it was such a HUGE improvement even with the glitches I'm still giddy about it.

I actually considered getting a '15 WRX, and the lack of CarPlay was a consideration in not going ahead (along with no hatchback option - and the elephant in the room - I didn't have $36k laying around).

Overall, I think it rocks that I get an updated car system with just about every iOS update Apple releases, and can add new apps to my dash. I'm confident most of the bugs will eventually get ironed out, but honestly I'd prefer an infotainment system with 400% functionality and 90% reliability over one with 15% functionality thats 100% reliable. If it had been a $4000 upgrade in a $40k car I'd be pretty pissed; as it is, it gave a new shine to my old beater, and saved me a ton by staving off that 'need a new car' feeling.
 
They won me at Chevrolet. My 2007 Corvette gets more compliments than any other car I've driven.. (including newer vehicles owned by friends & rental vehicles for special occasions).

I'd been considering a 2015 Corvette Stingray or Z06.. because it will be the last models with the 5yr/100K powertrain warranty.. (2016's come with a lesser 5yr/60K powertrain) but the more I think about it I wouldn't drive it more than 60K miles in 5 years anyways. And knowing that it will support CarPlay out the box is all that I need to know to finally trade up for the newer model.

When the chips are down, can you trust them to honor a 100K powertrain warranty? Will they try to weasel out of it in their next bankruptcy?
 
When the chips are down, can you trust them to honor a 100K powertrain warranty? Will they try to weasel out of it in their next bankruptcy?

I bought my 2007 preowned with 66,000 miles on the odometer and with just over a month of powertrain warranty coverage left. After driving the car another 1230 miles home.. I immediately took it to the local Chevy dealer and asked them to cover anything under the powertrain warranty.

Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, MD performed $2700 worth of powertrain warranty repairs to include replacing the harmonic balancer, water pump, all engine belts and a few more items. They also performed all of the recall service bulletins on the car. The only cost to me was $65 for the oil change which included 6 quarts of Mobil1 full synthetic and the OE oil filter.

My experience with GM (Chevy) isn't based off reading fanboy Facebook comments. Its based on the actual experience above. If anything.. I have more trust in GM to honor their promises, than I do any other manufacturer.
 
Will Siri put the key back in the ignition after it falls out?

Right. Or, how many people will be murdered by this feature that will not work properly in any car made by General Malufunction?

Sooooo happy U.S. taxpayers got robbed bailing out this disaster of a company.

I bought my 2007 preowned with 66,000 miles on the odometer and with just over a month of powertrain warranty coverage left. After driving the car another 1230 miles home.. I immediately took it to the local Chevy dealer and asked them to cover anything under the powertrain warranty.

Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, MD performed $2700 worth of powertrain warranty repairs to include replacing the harmonic balancer, water pump, all engine belts and a few more items. They also performed all of the recall service bulletins on the car. The only cost to me was $65 for the oil change which included 6 quarts of Mobil1 full synthetic and the OE oil filter.

My experience with GM (Chevy) isn't based off reading fanboy Facebook comments. Its based on the actual experience above. If anything.. I have more trust in GM to honor their promises, than I do any other manufacturer.

Im glad you had a good experience but let's be honest here: having to replace those items with pretty low miles is a HUGE red flag IMO and only proves that down the road the vehicle will just be trouble. 66k miles is NOTHING on a well made car. It shouldn't need anything at that point except a few basic wear items like brakes, filters, or maybe a belt or two.

GM cars are a huge headache for secondary car lots too because they are constantly throwing "check wallet" lights errrrr.... Ummmmm.... Check engine lights. Just can't do the GM thing. Good luck to you though.
 
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Interesting that Chevy and not Cadillac gets CarPlay. As for wireless CarPlay, why not Bluetooth LE rather than WiFi? My current car uses Bluetooth to sync, but it's the sucky Infiniti interface. Who else besides Chevy and Ferrari will be shipping CarPlay equipped cars for the 2016 model year?
 
Interesting that Chevy and not Cadillac gets CarPlay.

Probably because Hertz, Enterprise, and Budget started pushing GM to put it on their vehicles to get people to stop complaining they didn't get the Toyota Yaris they were salivating over and are stuck with a Chevy Cruze.

lol at this thread's heavily negative opinions on Chevy though. Ouch! I know a lot of "upper" (but not really) middle class people are deathly afraid of american cars and buy a Honda or Toyota because Consumer Reports told them to -- and it makes them look like "lower class".

Frankly, a Toyota Prius is the proper all-american upper-middle class car. It belongs there with the Consumer repots subscription, costco membership, and AAA card.

Because they can't afford that BMW they were dreaming of...
 
I have the Pioneer head unit. It is the top of the line model. After using it for a while, I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT.

-Using maps at night doesn't go into "night mode", so remains so bright, it blinds you.
-The voice commands are horrible.
-Dictating text messages is a recipe for some hilarious misspellings--so you can't use it in a professional context.
-It loses connectivity sometimes.
-CarPlay occasionally crashes the head unit.
-It can be unresponsive for 30+ seconds.


Much of this is probably an issue with the hardware, but I bet all other cars will have the same issue since Apple isn't making car head units. If they want this to work well, they better make head units. Right now, it is more annoying than helpful.

I have the 4100 model and don't have any of these issues. Has been trouble free to far.
 
I was at a Chevrolet dealership in Phoenix looking at the 2016 Tahoes. The sticker said that it was CarPlay compatible. I was able to connect my iPhone 6s to the vehicle via Bluetooth.

However, when I attempted to set up CarPlay I could not. Does anyone know if the 2016 Tahoe supports wireless CarPlay?

Cheers,

Donald Barar
 
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