Polestar Still Plans to Offer CarPlay Ultra

[MacRumors]

Polestar remains committed to offering CarPlay Ultra in its future electric vehicles, a company spokesperson told MacRumors today. However, the brand did not provide a specific timeframe for availability, or any other details at this time.

Many automakers have been tight-lipped about adopting CarPlay Ultra, so Polestar confirming that it still plans to offer the software system is notable.

CarPlay Ultra is currently limited to luxury Aston Martin vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. Apple said that many other automakers around the world are working to offer it over the next year and beyond, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis.

Polestar was one of more than a dozen automakers that Apple had listed as being committed to offering the next generation of CarPlay, now known as CarPlay Ultra, when it was first announced in 2022. Given the list is now three years old, however, it is possible that some automakers have shifted gears. For example, Mercedes-Benz was included in the list, but it has since decided not to let Apple take over its in-vehicle software experience.

That original list from 2022 was as follows:

• Acura
• Audi
• Ford
• Honda
• Infiniti
• Jaguar
• Land Rover
• Lincoln
• Mercedes-Benz
• Nissan
• Polestar
• Porsche
• Renault
• Volvo

Aston Martin was announced later.

Launched last month, CarPlay Ultra features deep integration with a vehicle's instrument cluster and systems, built-in Radio and Climate apps, widgets, and more. The interface is tailored to each vehicle model and automaker's identity, and drivers can also adjust the color scheme. To learn more, read our coverage of Apple's announcement.

Article Link: Polestar Still Plans to Offer CarPlay Ultra

 

[germanbeer007]

Bankrupt soon. Tesla offers a superior product in every way.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I wish I could say I liked the look of this.

I think I'm content with having the "Apple" part of my car be only within a normal CarPlay window.

 

[Dulcimer]

Bankrupt soon. Tesla offers a superior product in every way.

They’re outdated, cheaply made, and look hideous. But sure, ignore the percipitous drop in sales the world over. Clearly everyone’s just missing out on such a “superior product.”

 

[germanbeer007]

But sure, ignore the percipitous drop in sales the world over.

yeah because when you shutdown the factories worldwide to upgrade the equipment to produce a completely refreshed model of the world's best selling vehicle for two years in a row (on the way to the third), you shouldn't have a single drop in sales anywhere, right?

i'm sure apple's iPhone sales increase right before they announce the new models too! consumers love buying soon-to-be-outdated tech!

 

[555gallardo]

Bankrupt soon. Tesla offers a superior product in every way.

Superiority has been a pretty significant term in Musk’s world lately.

 

[germanbeer007]

Superiority has been a pretty significant term in Musk’s world lately.

if you believe the media, sure.

 

[mlayer]

Bankrupt soon. Tesla offers a superior product in every way.

Polestar is Swedish and Chinese owned. They're not going anywhere.

 

[timber]

Polestar currently uses Android Automotive.

Do they mean to say that they will be shifting everything or that this is just a PR answer?

Place your bets.

 

[aednichols]

Polestar software is expressly leading edge and incubates new features before they percolate down to the more mainstream Volvo (same parent company).

The dual-screen CarPlay implementation on my Polestar 2 is great, one of the few brands that puts Carplay on the instrument panel.

 

[MayaUser]

yeah because when you shutdown the factories worldwide to upgrade the equipment to produce a completely refreshed model of the world's best selling vehicle for two years in a row (on the way to the third), you shouldn't have a single drop in sales anywhere, right?

i'm sure apple's iPhone sales increase right before they announce the new models too! consumers love buying soon-to-be-outdated tech!

Tesla had no competition on EV for some years...so that was the main reasons of selling ...now, with competition they become just a mediocre car with a lower price point because of that

 

[aednichols]

Polestar currently uses Android Automotive.

Do they mean to say that they will be shifting everything or that this is just a PR answer?

Place your bets.

I don't suspect so, AAOS supports regular Carplay today. They still need to display a UI when no phone is connected or the driver has an Android.

 

[ghanwani]

What will the generation after Ultra be called?

 

[Dulcimer]

What will the generation after Ultra be called?

CarPlay Extreme™

 

[imola.zhp]

What will the generation after Ultra be called?

Ultra 2 or Ultra (insert year).

 

[alllexx]

Polestar software is expressly leading edge and incubates new features before they percolate down to the more mainstream Volvo (same parent company).

The dual-screen CarPlay implementation on my Polestar 2 is great, one of the few brands that puts Carplay on the instrument panel.

Same! That feature is why I bought my polestar 2! Love it! I was only considering polestar and bmw because of this feature.

 

[alllexx]

Polestar currently uses Android Automotive.

Do they mean to say that they will be shifting everything or that this is just a PR answer?

Place your bets.

CarPlay Ultra is NOT a replacement of the car’s OS even though it covers the UI. The car can still run AA and CarPlay Ultra.

 

[germanbeer007]

Polestar is Swedish and Chinese owned. They're not going anywhere.

cash balance: 732 million
net income 2023: -1.17 billion
Tesla is already operating driverless vehicles in austin today.

they're going byebye.

 

[germanbeer007]

Tesla had no competition on EV for some years...so that was the main reasons of selling ...now, with competition they become just a mediocre car with a lower price point because of that

Competition has been coming since 10 years ago: https://fortune.com/2015/08/13/audi-tesla-samsung-lg-chem/

I'm sure competition will also deploy a Tesla Supercharger network competitor too. Oh no wait, they need Tesla's help with that. If Tesla's sales decline, Elon can just bump up fees for non-teslas at the supercharger sites 🤣

Still waiting.

 

[Octavius8]

the interface looks very immature.
The idea is very bad. IOS must support so many different car dashboards sizes, capabilities so it can be truly optimized to use each particular car model capabilities and resources.
Lowest common denominator for all cars.
Apple should be paying those car makers a looooot… be aware of “premium” features that need payment to enjoy your car.
Really bad idea for consumers… Chinese car don’t go that route.

 

[Zanc]

Bankrupt soon. Tesla offers a superior product in every way.

Tesla’s UI is an absolute fail. All that space with minuscule icons and important controls hidden under multiple UI layers. The only benefit I find is the integration of the navigation services with supercharger stops. Everything else sucks,

 

[germanbeer007]

important controls hidden under multiple UI layers.

which?

 

[AngstyKylo]

Would be nice if this comes to my S90! It's not super important but would be nice to have compared to my dated sensus software.

Polestar software is expressly leading edge and incubates new features before they percolate down to the more mainstream Volvo (same parent company).

The dual-screen CarPlay implementation on my Polestar 2 is great, one of the few brands that puts Carplay on the instrument panel.

 

[Ateam043]

Polestar software is expressly leading edge and incubates new features before they percolate down to the more mainstream Volvo (same parent company).

The dual-screen CarPlay implementation on my Polestar 2 is great, one of the few brands that puts Carplay on the instrument panel.

Spot on. Us P2 owners are unlikely to get this new implementation of Carplay though.

 

[0049190]

Apple could have the best designed interface in the world if Tim Cook had the balls to build an Apple Car.