It’s not as nessesary when the navigation system is good, the built in Spotify support is good, and I can share an address from Google Maps or Apple Maps on my phone to the car in the press of a button.
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If you force it to accelerate (cause it can take turns slowly) the steering doesn’t quite keep up. Not saying that is what happened here, just noting an observation.
Except that I do have experience with both, owned several vehicles with CarPlay, and have since replaced them all with Teslas.
That should tell you which I prefer.
CarPlay is designed to solve a problem Tesla doesn't have ... namely, that legacy automakers are NOT software companies. They're assemblers - they buy units from third parties and make them work together.
CarPlay brings a unified interface to an in-car display. That's not a bad thing in theory. In practice, I found CarPlay clunky and limiting. In a big way.
My biggest problem with CarPlay is its limitations on lists and scrolling. That's just ridiculous - not allowing me to see my own data is ridiculous.
Specifically, things like lists of albums, or Sirius XM stations, or even lists of nearby restaurants. All of that is limited by CarPlay and makes it unusable.
But yes, I have plenty of experience with both CarPlay and Tesla's interface. There's *plenty* not to like about Tesla's, but I'll still take it 20 out of 10 times over CarPlay.
Have you ever had any kind of automobile accident? I have.
If so, you (and I) are both inherently less safe than FSD Beta. It's had exactly none in millions upon millions of driven miles. I, unfortunately, can't say the same about myself.
Is FSD Beta perfect? No. But I'm not going to let perfect be the enemy of good, either. I'm happy to contribute to what it's learning so it can improve.
PS - I don't need to read tweets or watch videos. I use it every single day.
I love Apple integration. That being said, my Tesla benefits far outweigh any Apple benefits. I'm reducing air pollution and GHG by driving my Tesla instead of an Infiniti. Is my iPhone doing that? I'll gladly listien to Slacker instead of Apple Music for that benefit. But if Apple Music will step up and integrate into my Tesla OS I will switch to Apple. Are you listening Apple?
I hate to break it to you but ummm… you arent getting rid of air pollution. You are just shifting the location of the air pollution. *scratches head* Elon just used “air pollution“ as a way to sell more cars. The climate impact of a Tesla is roughly the same as any gas vehicle. ??
I enjoyed using CarPlay in my previous car, where it would take over the whole 8-inch touchscreen as a fully-unified expierence.
What I don’t love is all these newer cars with larger screens putting CarPlay in a smaller pop-up window. It just looks hideous and out of place and I’m sure Apple is not happy about it (they still prefer to advertise older CarPlay setups on their site). CarPlay would not look or work well in a Tesla, just as it doesn’t in Ford’s vertical Sync 4 screens or Chrysler’s UConnect.
What I don’t love is all these newer cars with larger screens putting CarPlay in a smaller pop-up window. It just looks hideous and out of place and I’m sure Apple is not happy about it (they still prefer to advertise older CarPlay setups on their site). CarPlay would not look or work well in a Tesla, just as it doesn’t in Ford’s vertical Sync 4 screens or Chrysler’s UConnect.
FSD with a driver ready to take control at any minute in case anything goes wrong. If you call that a perfect record, I don't know what to tell you. You do know what FSD stands for?
If you have to have a human being there to ensure nothing goes wrong, it's not FSD. And wouldn't you be extra careful when you know you're test-driving something with the word Beta in its name?
You're very naïve to believe just because a Beta program hasn't yielded any major accidents that it's safe to be released to the wild.
And good for you for not having to read tweets or watch videos. Where did you come from? I really don't remember replying to you ever.
I got Apple Carplay working on my Studebaker when I hacked a 7" Philco TV and mounted it on my dash.
What's taking Tesla so long?
What's taking Tesla so long?
I would not expect it to take over the whole screen for a car like this. CarPlay can be one panel, like some of the other components. I don’t expect all interaction to be done via CarPlay.
Or you can discuss directly with a Tesla beta tester, like me, instead of ‘reading tweets’ lol.
Apple Maps will NEVER happen in a Tesla. Telsa has its own mapping suite that ingests billions of miles of vision/sensor data to train its neural net towards generalized autonomy - which is the opposite of Apple’s more basic geo-fenced solution. You have no idea what you’re talking about.
You’ve been reading some oil company talking points. EVs are efficient enough that, even if they were charging from a grid that was 100% coal powered, the CO2 emissions would be about that of a 50mpg gas vehicle. Most grids are a mix of power sources and most put out much less CO2 than coal. As more renewables are added to the grid, your vehicle’s emissions are further reduced.
I like and use CarPlay but don’t expect it to handle all of the displays and controls on a modern car. If the car screen is large enough to display CarPlay alongside other built-in controls, that is just a bonus. Not “hideous” at all.
We bought a Tesla years ago and now exclusively own Tesla's. CarPlay will not change my mind but it sure would be nice to have. They don't call the Model S and X Plaid alien technology for nothing. Oh, and I was lucky enough to get FSD Beta. It still needs work but it's the most amazing experience having the car drive you around 99% of the time. Give it 6 more months and they should have progressed enough to release it to everyone.
I experienced this kind of thing many times when I had the FSD Beta. One time it wanted to steer directly into a giant bridge pillar under on overpass that the cameras somehow missed. It also sometimes drives way too aggressively, and other times it is way too hesitant. It feels like a half-blind teenager is at the wheel. I found monitoring the car much more stressful than just driving myself. In contrast, the regular Autopilot (basically a fancy version of lane centering and adaptive cruise control that works very well on freeways and in stop-and-go traffic) is a real stress relief.
Maybe own a Tesla before making clueless straw man comments. Tesla just released its app launcher as a first step towards its app store. Current apps include Sentry Mode (real-time camera security), Dashcam, Blind Spot Camera window, Dog Mode (pet safety), Efficiency Graph, smart features incl. automatic Supercharger trip planning, EV charger search (better than Plugshare), AI based Cabin/window/seat climate control, Autopilot, AI parking, auto summon, Full Self Driving Beta (which I’m a tester) and yes, entertainment apps that often take advantage of the large center screen like ‘Caraoke’, Spotify, Tidal, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Twitch, TikTok, Arcade games (incl AAA titles on newer vehicles), ‘Lightshow”, custom horn sounds, and that fart app from a couple years ago that people like you are so obsessed about.
Sad. I'm not just saying this out of spite, but I will never own a Tesla until they have wireless carplay. IN fact, I will never own another vehicle without wireless carplay.
I have owned a Tesla since 2017. I was hoodwinked by their faked videos showing a truly self-driving (and self-parking) Tesla and dumb enough to spend the money on the FSD package. After years of promises by Musk of autonomous cross-country drives, self-parking ("the car finds you anywhere in a parking lot, really!") and robo taxis, FSD is still a pipe dream and nowhere near to what was promised. I'm very surprised that there aren't major class action lawsuits yet.
LOL. Moving the icons around in the UI doesn't make an app store, and certainly not a vibrant developer ecosystem as it exists for the major mobile platforms. No car will ever have the large selection of apps available for iOS or Android, unless they adopt one of those operating systems (which is incidentally what e.g. Volvo is doing).
Here’s what I did
- Get a Cellular iPad Mini 6
- Mount it using Proclip’s Holder and Dash Mount
- Enjoy full fledged iOS (and Google Offline Maps) and Tesla’s integrated supercharger locations
Maybe… Apple may or may not release a car. If they do I don’t expect it will be for sale, but will be available in inner cities - a point to point driverless vehicle as a service.