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A dash (or vent) mounted iphone connected to the car via bluetooth is still the way to go. Carplay is still too limited. Additionally, Waze is the superior app for the car and is still unsupported.

It's still too small of a screen to quickly glance at and press buttons while driving, the point of CarPlays commands is to limit the amount of time your eyes spend away from watching the road.

Now, if someone figured out how to connect an iPad Mini onto their phone and then mounted the iPad Mini onto the car (so you could also get calls, on top of the rest of the iPhone's features which are essentially in the iPad, that would be something.
 
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Definitely looking at 2019 A Class hatchback as next vehicle.



<jelous>consumers in the USA wont buy "hatchbacks" unless they are branded as a "GT" so the hatchback MB A- Class won't be seen south fo the Great lakes. Sam as as the stations wagons </jealous>
 
Mercedes is playing catch-up with MBUX. Audi has been using Nvidia chipsets in their MMI system for years.

I didn’t know this. I guess they started using Nvidia with their first virtual cockpits. I’ve always been big Mercedes fan. It has always been my dad’s favorite car as well. While BMW and Audi have always had great exterior design, MB always delivers with their interior as well. Some of this I guess is due to how they market their cars. BMW has always been a more sporty option, while MB has focused more on a softer ride and comfort first. Of course today customers expect both.
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<jelous>consumers in the USA wont buy "hatchbacks" unless they are branded as a "GT" so the hatchback MB A- Class won't be seen south fo the Great lakes. Sam as as the stations wagons </jealous>

It’s unfortunate. Hatchbacks are extremely popular in Germany and other European countries. The Golf is VW’s best selling car over there. You get a great blend of performance and a more practical trunk. The T-Modells (station wagon) are also very popular although I really never liked those. I feel like they destroy otherwise great designs.
 
Well, either way you’ll be enjoying the worst built cars money can buy! Between Tesla’s panel alignment problems and Mercedes... well everything about Mercedes post 90s I wouldn’t touch either manufacturer with a 30 foot pole!

Do you own one? My guess is no. My post-90's C-class has been a tank. At almost 300k miles and it's running strong. With the exception of the early-mid 2000's cars, which were FCA abominations, MBZ has been solid. The newest models are jaw dropping.
 
Do you own one? My guess is no. My post-90's C-class has been a tank. At almost 300k miles and it's running strong. With the exception of the early-mid 2000's cars, which were FCA abominations, MBZ has been solid. The newest models are jaw dropping.

I'm nitpicking here, but they were DaimlerChrysler abominations, because MB decided to use a lot of the Chrysler parts bin... FCA is whole different entity not connected to Daimler AG. And make no mistake about it, those MB abominations were WHOLLY MB's fault, as they were the dominate partner of the 'merger', including controlling the board and making the head of the company based in Stuttgart, Germany and NOT Detroit, Michigan.
 
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So it's just BMW and Mercedes offering wireless CarPlay? Wasn't Volkswagen supposed to be one of the first?

I remember this article because I purchased my 2016 Passat in January of 2016. https://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/08/apple-prevented-volkswagen-carplay/

I've tried to connect wirelessly, and either it's not supported with the hardware in my car and/or I'm doing something wrong. Anyone have any info on Apple/Volkswagen?
 
Do you own one? My guess is no. My post-90's C-class has been a tank. At almost 300k miles and it's running strong. With the exception of the early-mid 2000's cars, which were FCA abominations, MBZ has been solid. The newest models are jaw dropping.
Wouldn’t touch them with a 30 foot pole would give you a clue! My unfortunate uncle had one of the W211 E class though and it was an absolute dog. Trim rattled and creaked at the slightest bump in the road and I don’t know the exact details but he was shelling out for one repair or another throughout the relatively brief time he owned it. Enough to make him (and me by extension) swear off the brand for life. There were a lot of people who were extremely unhappy with these models and a lot of reports and anecdotes at the time (including an aunt who got a W203 C class) about the shoddy, shoddy quality. They still aren’t doing great in reliability reports, but as far as I’m concerned they’re trash anyway so I wouldn’t consider one either way.
 
Why are we talking about the Merc and BMW? They have Wireless CarPlay, which is the topic of this thread.

So the better question is why are you bragging about Tesla sales numbers on an Apple forum in a thread about Wireless CarPlay?
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No, it doesn't require a dock.

In fact, I can't make any sense of what you are picturing. Why would a dock be wireless? What is the dock doing if it doesn't have a wire connected to it?

So I am not a doctor, but yes, you are indeed going crazy. ;)

I saw a verge video of CarPlay on a BMW, and there was a wireless charging pad in the car. When the iPhone X was placed on the wireless charger that is built into the car, CarPlay appeared on the display.

Maybe that was just a way of "activating" it instead of the default interface.
 
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Tesla does not release monthly sales numbers, only quarterly.

Tesla hasn't ever done it before now, but last week during the quarterly investors call they shared a graph showing the monthly sales of the Model 3 for the past 6 months.
 
Why would anyone talk about either company? Neither has had a relevant car in over a decade.

Tesla Model S has been crushing the S-Class and 7-Series since 2015. Since 2016, Model S sales have exceeded the other two combined.

Tesla Model 3 is already crushing the 3-Series as of April and is on track to crush the C-Class this month.
The thing is the Model S is in the price bracket of the S-Class and 7-Series, but it doesn't really compete with them. The interior and features are more competitive with the high-end options in the C-Class and 3-Series or the defaults of the E-Class and 5-Series. The top-end models from Audi, MB, and BMW have dramatically nicer interiors and some impressive automation. For example, since 2013, Audi has offered 25-segment LED headlights which automatically dim segments directed at people or other cars, while the Model S has three-segment (used for illuminating around turns). Infrared cameras (either near-infrared or thermographic, depending on brand) are common on high-end cars, but are not present (or not exposed to the user) on the Model S. The traditional luxury brands have seat cooling systems, massaging seats, better quality switchgear, and more going for them on the interior.

Similarly, the Model 3 appears to (I haven't seen one in person yet) compete more directly with the A-Class and 1-Series, but at the price bracket of the C-Class and 3-Series. Electric drive trains are extremely expensive.
 
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I've tried to connect wirelessly, and either it's not supported with the hardware in my car and/or I'm doing something wrong. Anyone have any info on Apple/Volkswagen?

VW announced that they are working on it. I don't know why it takes so long to actually implement it, but they probably got distracted by dieselgate.
 
Wouldn’t touch them with a 30 foot pole would give you a clue! My unfortunate uncle had one of the W211 E class though and it was an absolute dog. Trim rattled and creaked at the slightest bump in the road and I don’t know the exact details but he was shelling out for one repair or another throughout the relatively brief time he owned it. Enough to make him (and me by extension) swear off the brand for life. There were a lot of people who were extremely unhappy with these models and a lot of reports and anecdotes at the time (including an aunt who got a W203 C class) about the shoddy, shoddy quality. They still aren’t doing great in reliability reports, but as far as I’m concerned they’re trash anyway so I wouldn’t consider one either way.

So, he bought a used W211 E class? Cuz then who knows how the previous owner(s) took care of it or not as the case may be.
 
So, he bought a used W211 E class? Cuz then who knows how the previous owner(s) took care of it or not as the case may be.
No it was brand new, maybe he wasn’t paying for it under warranty then (I was only about 9 at the time) but the point is it’s a crappy car that was always in having work done to fix one thing or another...
 
Dude, what's taking so long for this? I'm buying a car at the end of this year and considering Honda CR-V, Nissan Rogue, Toyota RAV4, and Hyundai Santa Fe Sport. Really hope the 2019 versions of these models coming out this summer and later this year have this.
 
That is how I feel about most of the luxury brand Car OS's. They have come a long way and are better than CarPlay/Android Auto.

They look better, typically have a HUD, and integrate with the rest of the cars features.

CarPlay really shines on the middle-class cars where the car interface seems like an afterthought.
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Am I going crazy here? I thought wireless carplay still had a "dock". Like there was a wireless dock you still had to place your phone on for it to work?
No dock necessary for the alpine unit. I can choose to plug it into the cig lighter to charge it, or just leave it in my pocket. To my knowledge, it is the only available aftermarket wireless CarPlay option. I love mine!
 
Do we know if Wireless Carplay is any closer to being a reality in MBUX ?

When in the year to Mercedes tend to announce their model year updates ?
 



Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that its new MBUX infotainment system will feature support for wireless CarPlay in future vehicles.

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The all-new 2019 A-Class will be Mercedes-Benz's first vehicle equipped with the MBUX system when it goes on sale later this year, according to a spokesperson for the automaker's parent company Daimler in Germany. Wireless CarPlay will expand to other new Mercedes-Benz vehicles in 2019, the spokesperson told MacRumors.

The automaker previously announced that the 2019 A-Class will be available in a sedan model in the United States, while a hatchback version will also be sold in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and select other regions. The spokesperson said wireless CarPlay will be available in all of those markets.

A spokesperson for Mercedes-Benz in the United States declined to comment on MBUX's wireless capabilities until midsummer. It's still early, so it's possible the company's exact vehicle and market rollout of wireless CarPlay could change.

Barring announcements from other automakers, Mercedes-Benz will likely become the second to offer vehicles with wireless CarPlay functionality, after BMW rolled out the feature starting with its 2017 5 Series a few years ago. Apple first introduced wireless CarPlay in 2015 alongside iOS 9.

Alpine Electronics also offers an aftermarket infotainment system with wireless CarPlay for self-installations in other vehicles.

Every other automaker that offers CarPlay currently uses a wired implementation that requires connecting the iPhone to the system with a Lightning to USB cable. The platform is available in well over 300 vehicle models, and it's generally considered to be a highly desired feature with strong customer satisfaction.

Article Link: Mercedes-Benz's New MBUX System Will Feature Wireless CarPlay
I’d like to know who said this and have them reissue the statement for clarification. I test-drove the A-Class today (as well as the GLE with MBUX) and can confirm that dealerships in both Canada and the US deny all knowledge of wireless CarPlay coming to ANY of their vehicles in the foreseeable future.
 
Not sure what the point to wireless CarPlay would be, except for people that only take very short trips; on a multi-hour drive I'd certainly want the phone charging anyway, so might as well have data as well as power going through the wire.

Short or long, you get in, you toss your phone on the wireless charging pad, and away you go. No more unsightly cords, no more untangling. No more fuss. The point is that everyone is introducing wireless charging pads — but these pads are useless if you still have to use a cord in order to use CarPlay.
 
I’d like to know who said this and have them reissue the statement for clarification. I test-drove the A-Class today (as well as the GLE with MBUX) and can confirm that dealerships in both Canada and the US deny all knowledge of wireless CarPlay coming to ANY of their vehicles in the foreseeable future.

Guessing it was a feature that didn't make it into the 2019s, maybe 2020.
 
I called Mercedes today; as my SL warranty is out; and I wanted to clarify which of their new models have WIRELESS Apple CarPlay. Many claimed the A series would; and the answer is perhaps in some countries; but NOT in the United States as of yet. And I was told by 2 reps (MBNA) that they planned to; but it's not ready. This might explain why MB Twitter feed refers to it; but they said "at this time there is NO model sold in the US that supports wireless CarPlay and that existing models with MBUX may or may not be upgradable later on". That a strong enticement to visit my nearby Porsche or Audi dealer; as both have vehicles that are acceptable; although as a 9 times 'benz owner, you'd think they'd be competitive in this space by now. If anyone has updated info. about 'when' MB may finally have it, kindly share it.
 
does anyone actually know how to connect apple CarPlay wirelessly, I have a 2020 A250
I have the same question; they want me to trade my SL 400; and only 'some' 'benzes have the wireless charging pad AND wireless connectivity to Apple CarPlay. As of early this year I believe only the E had the 'wireless' CarPlay; but that may have changed. Originally Mercedes 'said' it was on all all the A class (like yours Adrian) and then then recanted as far as the USA. No idea why. But the trend is that way... and if your Service Advisor doesn't know call MBUSA and ask that specifically. If you find out please let me know as it matters to me too (getting my 12 Pro Max today). cheers!
 
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