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Tesla Software Update Hints at Support for Apple Music

If Tesla adds Apple Music, I'd finally have a solid reason to subscribe to Apple Music. I hope this happens.
 
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CIA said:
If Tesla adds Apple Music, I'd finally have a solid reason to subscribe to Apple Music. I hope this happens.
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Ditto. I really don't listen to a lot of music anymore and the built in Tune-in stations are typically good enough in my Tesla. However I've been tempted to get one of the Apple One bundles and this might just tip the scales.
 
Number 41 said:
The speculation among Tesla users is that they're not willing to cede any inch of space to another user interface, given that the majority of the car functions are controlled by the touch screen (vs. buttons on the wheel / stalk like other cars).

Also some thought that they don't want to give Apple any bit of data on their cars or user base given the persistent rumor that Apple is going to enter the self-driving car space (which is Tesla's main push).
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I work in the industry and this has been a concern among all automakers for both CarPlay & Android Auto but Apple as far as I know is requesting very little to no data back.
 
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TheralSadurns said:
Okay... that comment is just dumb.
Even if YOU don't particularly like CarPlay... it'd still be nice it if were offered. Nobody would force you to use it...
Me... as a strict iOS user... would welcome BOTH CarPlay, AND Android Auto support. Even if I have no use for the latter, and generally think that Android is pretty bad.
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I’d rather Tesla focus on more important things like Full self driving and autopilot updates, electric motor refinement, battery enhancements and Tesla app updates then compatibility with a 3rd party OS that is average at best.
 
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TheralSadurns said:
Okay... that comment is just dumb.
Even if YOU don't particularly like CarPlay... it'd still be nice it if were offered. Nobody would force you to use it...
Me... as a strict iOS user... would welcome BOTH CarPlay, AND Android Auto support. Even if I have no use for the latter, and generally think that Android is pretty bad.
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CarPlay would just be redundant. They're talking about Apple Music (as an app).
 
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drew0020 said:
I do not want CarPlay at all, but I am excited for Apple Music if it finally comes to Tesla.
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I don't want CarPlay at all either. Thought it would be awesome until I rented a vehicle with it. There is no way it would interface well to Tesla UI and CarPlay takes over too much of the phone function. Personally, I just want Apple Music. If you look at the Twitter screenshots, all that is there is an Apple section in the music interface anyway.
 
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engg2000 said:
Apple Music is not CarPlay. Apple Music will be added as an app like Spotify & TuneIn etc.
The interface between iPhone and Tesla's UI is already great, no carplay licensing needed.
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Have you used CarPlay? It’s far more convenient than Tesla’s interface with iphone now. With CarPlay you can have dedicated apps that display on the screen, control things via Siri, etc. Pretty much the only interfacing right now on Tesla is Bluetooth audio, reading incoming text messages, and sending items from maps on ios to the nav.

Would be much nicer to, for example, run the mlb app on CarPlay to listen to baseball games, and control things from the touch screen, instead of having to control everything from my iphone and treat the tesla console as a dumb bluetooth speaker.
 
engg2000 said:
Apple Music is not CarPlay. Apple Music will be added as an app like Spotify & TuneIn etc.
The interface between iPhone and Tesla's UI is already great, no carplay licensing needed.
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I understand that and I also knew commenting here would lead Tesla owners to rake me over the coals for how perfect their cars are.

As a Tesla owner, please let me know, does your system have:
Support for Waze, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, overcast, TomTom (which has a CarPlay app), Sirius XM, Navigation with live traffic and one-touch access to Siri for issuing home kit commands or sending messages (button on steering wheel that invokes Siri to respond?)

...all without paying Tesla $9.99 a month?

Because if you have those things that I use on my 4 other vehicles as built in and included for free, then I would agree that "no CarPlay license needed"

For the record, CarPlay doesn't cost the automakers anything to bake in.

This is me officially digging my heals in. Although I will be purchasing a Tesla as my next vehicle in the next 18 months, the lack of CarPlay has been a thorn in my side when literally every other ****-box I own has it without any recurring costs for 'connectivity'

EDIT and to clarify, every car in the world made after 2008 has Bluetooth built in so I'm aware I can stream Overcast over Bluetooth in a Tesla but can I navigate Overcast and play episodes on the Tesla system?
 
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Apple Music support seems like a no-brainer. But as Tesla is the ONLY car manufacturer left in the world that doesn’t support CarPlay, who knows.
 
Nick A said:
I'm torn on Tesla implementing CarPlay. For other auto manufacturers sure because their infotainment systems are all sub-par compared to Apple's implementation. Tesla on the other hand has an excellent UI that they've put a ton of work into and I don't think they want to take away from what they've done to put CarPlay in there and make it take up a good part of the UI. Plus the design language between the two UIs wouldn't look nice together.

Also remember that unlike other cars the ENTIRE car is controlled via the display and every inch of it is used to do so. To allow CarPlay they would have to shift essential functions around to stick CarPlay in somewhere, I honestly don't think it would work in a way that Tesla would be happy with.

I just wish Tesla would add support for 3rd party maps and if they did that there really would be no reason to implement CarPlay. Or Tesla if you're listening, just add an App Store already!
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The Tesla Infotainment system is junk - I don't use mine at all, I just use my iPhone with bluetooth. I'd give anything to have CarPlay in a floating window the size Spotify appears in. Then I could use Waze, my Podcast app, my Audiobook app, the native Spotify App, Apple Music - access Whatsapp and Messages, use my phone properly, have Siri integrated better. It'd be miles better.
 
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adamjackson said:
I understand that and I also knew commenting here would lead Tesla owners to rake me over the coals for how perfect their cars are.

As a Tesla owner, please let me know, does your system have:
Support for Waze, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, overcast, TomTom (which has a CarPlay app), Sirius XM, Navigation with live traffic and one-touch access to Siri for issuing home kit commands or sending messages (button on steering wheel that invokes Siri to respond?)

...all without paying Tesla $9.99 a month?

Because if you have those things that I use on my 4 other vehicles as built in and included for free, then I would agree that "no CarPlay license needed"

For the record, CarPlay doesn't cost the automakers anything to bake in.
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Waze: nope
Spotify: yep, built in
Apple podcasts: nope
overcast: nope
tomtom: nope
sirius xm: yep (it has a radio and antenna)
navigation with live traffic: yep
one touch Siri: nope, just Tesla’s own crappy voice control
without paying Tesla $9.99/month: yep (no monthly fee for me. Is that a thing now?)

Carplay is definitely needed. Would allow tremendously more flexibility, and would eliminate the need to deal with the major changes Tesla keeps making to its interface over the years, frequently breaking things.
 
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