Tesla's CarPlay Plans Delayed by Apple Maps Compatibility Issue

[rwagoner]

Tesla is still planning to bring Apple's CarPlay to its vehicles, but a compatibility issue between Apple Maps and Tesla's own navigation software has held things up, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that Tesla found during testing that turn-by-turn directions from its maps app didn't sync up properly with Apple Maps during autonomous driving. That could be confusing for drivers, who could potentially have both navigation apps open side by side, since CarPlay is expected to run in a window within Tesla's existing software interface.

Gurman says that Tesla asked Apple to make engineering changes to Maps to solve the problem. Apple reportedly agreed, and shipped a fix in an iOS 26 update, but adoption of the new software has been slower than usual. Apple last week said that iOS 26 is now running on 74% of iPhones released in the last four years, just behind the 76% that iOS 18 had reached by January 2025.

Tesla had originally aimed to add CarPlay by the end of 2025, according to Gurman. It's quite the reversal for Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk, who have long ignored customer requests to implement CarPlay. But the feature is apparently seen as a potential sales driver – Tesla's infotainment system is widely considered the best in the business, but CarPlay is still a must-have for a lot of car buyers.

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Article Link: Tesla's CarPlay Plans Delayed by Apple Maps Compatibility Issue

So even Tesla is going to have CarPlay. Meanwhile, GM removes it ...

 

[svish]

Disappointing to hear about this. Hopefully it won’t be delayed much further and at least it will be available by the time iOS 27 launches.

 

[Itinj24]

again, as replied above...

Im baffled as to why a Tesla driver who is presumably using Full Self Drive would need, want, or expect a second mapping application open at the same time.
I dont get the use case.

For sure, if you arent using Tesla's maps and navigation then use Apple's or Google's etc via CarPlay but who would want or expect to use both simultaneously?

There’s one feature in Apple Maps I use daily that other navigation applications don’t offer- Share ETA.

I don’t have a Tesla. I have BMW iX. That car won’t allow me to use Apple Maps and BMW navigation simultaneously. It’s one or the other. Thing is, BMW doesn’t support EV routing in CarPlay either so I have to create a route and then plug it into Apple Maps for me to use Share ETA. I lose auto battery pre-condition for charging stops though.

That said, I would love to be able to use two mapping apps simultaneously as one may have features the other doesn’t.

 

[stocklen]

There’s one feature in Apple Maps I use daily that other navigation applications don’t offer- Share ETA.

I don’t have a Tesla. I have BMW iX. That car won’t allow me to use Apple Maps and BMW navigation simultaneously. It’s one or the other. Thing is, BMW doesn’t support EV routing in CarPlay either so I have to create a route and then plug it into Apple Maps for me to use Share ETA. I lose auto battery pre-condition for charging stops though.

That said, I would love to be able to use two mapping apps simultaneously as one may have features the other doesn’t.

I still dont see the big issue really.

Tesla seem to be delivering CarPlay in a window rather than with most other implementations taking over the whole of the screen at once.

Presumably the Tesla navigation is still there underneath the window running at the same time and at a tap you could switch between the two. Of course you shouldn't be expecting Apple Maps to be doing the Tesla routing and battery conditioning for charging etc... or should you?

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I appreciate that if you have a Tesla and want to use something like 'full self driving' in the 2 territories it currently applies to, then presumably youll understand the feature is 100% tied to tesla's built in nav software and would have no expectations or indeed need to use Apple Maps in CarPlay at the same time.

Disagree. At the moment, the car makes questionable navigation choices. There's a suburb that it always chooses to avoid near me, adding an extra 2-3 miles and 5-6 minutes of driving around it vs just driving through it. I still want it to mostly handle everything, but I also want to force it to go through that suburb. Letting me tell it to take a route from Apple Maps could achieve that.

And sometimes I just want to drive for a bit. And sometimes I just want it to drive for a bit. And so we swap back and forth at anytime. I could imagine wanting Apple Maps for the times when I'm driving.

 

[stocklen]

Disagree. At the moment, the car makes questionable navigation choices. There's a suburb that it always chooses to avoid near me, adding an extra 2-3 miles and 5-6 minutes of driving around it vs just driving through it. I still want it to mostly handle everything, but I also want to force it to go through that suburb. Letting me tell it to take a route from Apple Maps could achieve that.

And sometimes I just want to drive for a bit. And sometimes I just want it to drive for a bit. And so we swap back and forth at anytime. I could imagine wanting Apple Maps for the times when I'm driving.

but understandably surely if a driver opts to use FSD they understand they are going to be using Teslas nav system to do so? Seems obvious to me that would be a stipulation of the system.

Apple CarPlay with all the other functions is running in a window and although you could presumably tap a button to return to the main Tesla interface complete with Tesla's screen-filling map... you could have Apple Maps or Google Maps or Waze running in that window but independent of the Tesla navigation.

 

[stevet]

Tesla are an absolute joke.

Poor quality engineering, gimmicky tech and the most boring design.

Their supercharger network is the only asset they’ll have left of any value when the eventual collapse happens.

I’ve got a 2018 with 80k on it and hav spent $312.35 on maintenance for the life of the car.
To say it’s gimmicky is crazy, and to say it’s poorly engineered is also crazy.

 

[I7guy]

Xiaomi's electric SUV tops China sales in January, sells twice as many as Tesla's Model Y

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi has priced its vehicles below Tesla's and marketed features it claims are comparable or superior.

www.cnbc.com

"The Model Y, which was the best-selling model in December, plunged to 20th place in January. Among new energy vehicles, it also fell from the first position to seventh over the same period."

That seems to be over

These sales numbers are fungible and subject to change.

 

[I7guy]

I’ve got a 2018 with 80k on it and hav spent $312.35 on maintenance for the life of the car.
To say it’s gimmicky is crazy, and to say it’s poorly engineered is also crazy.

Yep, the OP posts from a pulpit of misinformation. But yeah let’s bring CarPlay home.

 

[Itinj24]

I still dont see the big issue really.

Tesla seem to be delivering CarPlay in a window rather than with most other implementations taking over the whole of the screen at once.

Presumably the Tesla navigation is still there underneath the window running at the same time and at a tap you could switch between the two. Of course you shouldn't be expecting Apple Maps to be doing the Tesla routing and battery conditioning for charging etc... or should you?

No, wait, you asked for a use case for two nav apps to work simultaneously and I provided one. You’re now saying it isn’t an issue if they’re both in use at the same time. That’s exactly my point.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

I’ve got a 2018 with 80k on it and hav spent $312.35 on maintenance for the life of the car.
To say it’s gimmicky is crazy, and to say it’s poorly engineered is also crazy.

Come on - gotta get your miles up or else the the drivetrain warranty is going to expire due to age alone!

(I have a similar vehicle but at 110k miles on it instead... the warranty ends in about 3 months or 10k miles, whichever comes first.)

 

[Veinticinco]

I’ve got a 2018 with 80k on it and hav spent $312.35 on maintenance for the life of the car.
To say it’s gimmicky is crazy, and to say it’s poorly engineered is also crazy.

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

I get it, there’s still a fair few Tesla fans out there. Less so in Europe where there’s less blinkers and more competition.

 

[stocklen]

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

I get it, there’s still a fair few Tesla fans out there. Less so in Europe where there’s less blinkers and more competition.

you arent the self appointed gatekeeper for the world's subjective likes and dislikes.

"Tesla fans' or any other 'fans' are welcome to like and enjoy whatever they like. They dont need telling they are wrong or behaving like they are 'blinkered'.

Liking a car is highly subjective and people dont need telling their likes are wrong - they arent.

 

[stevet]

Come on - gotta get your miles up or else the the drivetrain warranty is going to expire due to age alone!

(I have a similar vehicle but at 110k miles on it instead... the warranty ends in about 3 months or 10k miles, whichever comes first.)

I know, I’m going to run out of time. Working from home full time means less miles.

 

[stevet]

A stopped clock is right twice a day.

I get it, there’s still a fair few Tesla fans out there. Less so in Europe where there’s less blinkers and more competition.

Haha, try another analogy I don’t think you understand how they work. Tesla was the EV of Europe until you guys didn’t like his politics, and we all know how that’s working for you all. 😂 Now they are the worst EV made and can’t compete 😂

 

[I7guy]

Haha, try another analogy I don’t think you understand how they work. Tesla was the EV of Europe until you guys didn’t like his politics, and we all know how that’s working for you all. 😂

🤣

Now they are the worst EV made

Edmund’s top ten, baby.

and can’t compete 😂

Model Y still the best selling model in the world. 🤣

 

[Veinticinco]

Haha, try another analogy I don’t think you understand how they work. Tesla was the EV of Europe until you guys didn’t like his politics, and we all know how that’s working for you all. 😂 Now they are the worst EV made and can’t compete 😂

Musk is a factor but his toxic PR has only compounded what was already starting to happen. Tesla was never “the EV of Europe” was just the first out of the block and got a head start as a result. Other European and Asian manufacturers have since caught up (and look to overtake) since the pandemic.

Everyone (all major European and Asian companies) has an affordable EV range in their portfolio now, and quite a few are better looking, better driving, better equipped and better value (including residual) overall than a Tesla. And in the last 12 months, the Chinese EVs have started to make a significant inroad into European markets, which will further eat into Tesla’s decreasing share.

I understand you and others downvoting take this personally given your own personal preference, but Europe and US are just very different markets (the Cybertruck would flop even if it satisfied EU safety and regulatory barriers), we have so much choice and there’s no significant brand loyalty to Tesla over here. They may be used as a comparator on price, but they’re no longer a standout choice and haven’t been for quite some time. I’m not a driver of or even a fan of EVs myself, just giving a different perspective from this side of the Atlantic.

 

[Veinticinco]

Even without context, look at the hard data…

Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath

The data is in for Tesla’s full year 2025 in Europe, and frankly, it’s a bloodbath across most major markets....

electrek.co

Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

The first batch of January 2026 registration data is in from Europe, and Tesla’s freefall on the continent shows no...

electrek.co

This isn’t a blip. Tesla’s full 2025 results in Europe were a bloodbath, registrations dropped 27.8% to just 235,000 units, down from 326,000 in 2024. And 2024 was already down roughly 10% from 2023.

So we’re now looking at three consecutive years of decline, with each year worse than the last:

• 2023 → 2024: Down ~10%
• 2024 → 2025: Down 27.8%
• 2025 → 2026 (Jan): Down 43.9%

The trajectory isn’t flattening. It’s accelerating.

What’s driving this?​

Multiple factors are compounding:

Product fatigue: The Model Y is now more than four years old in its current form. European buyers have plenty of fresher alternatives from BYD, Volkswagen, and others.

Brand damage: Elon Musk’s political activities have been particularly toxic in European markets, where his endorsements and commentary have alienated the environmentally-conscious buyer base that once formed Tesla’s core demographic.

Chinese competition: BYD and other Chinese automakers have been eating Tesla’s lunch across Europe. In the Netherlands, Tesla dropped from the top EV brand to fifth place in January.

 

[I7guy]

Even without context, look at the hard data…

Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath

The data is in for Tesla’s full year 2025 in Europe, and frankly, it’s a bloodbath across most major markets....

electrek.co

Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

The first batch of January 2026 registration data is in from Europe, and Tesla’s freefall on the continent shows no...

electrek.co

This isn’t a blip. Tesla’s full 2025 results in Europe were a bloodbath, registrations dropped 27.8% to just 235,000 units, down from 326,000 in 2024. And 2024 was already down roughly 10% from 2023.

So we’re now looking at three consecutive years of decline, with each year worse than the last:

• 2023 → 2024: Down ~10%
• 2024 → 2025: Down 27.8%
• 2025 → 2026 (Jan): Down 43.9%

The trajectory isn’t flattening. It’s accelerating.

What’s driving this?​

Multiple factors are compounding:

Product fatigue: The Model Y is now more than four years old in its current form. European buyers have plenty of fresher alternatives from BYD, Volkswagen, and others.

Brand damage: Elon Musk’s political activities have been particularly toxic in European markets, where his endorsements and commentary have alienated the environmentally-conscious buyer base that once formed Tesla’s core demographic.

Chinese competition: BYD and other Chinese automakers have been eating Tesla’s lunch across Europe. In the Netherlands, Tesla dropped from the top EV brand to fifth place in January.

When you look at the data Tesla is down about 2% overall, that’s not a blood bath. And the model Y is still the best selling model in the planet.

People write about brand damage. But I think they are overestimating it. It’s the vocal minority that makes it “appear” that way. The world is changing and so is Tess.

At one point apple showed decreasing sales an it was “apple is doomed”. This is the same thing. “Tesla is doomed”, but like Apple they will bounce back, much to the chargrin of many.

 

[Veinticinco]

When you look at the data Tesla is down about 2% overall, that’s not a blood bath. And the model Y is still the best selling model in the planet.

People write about brand damage. But I think they are overestimating it. It’s the vocal minority that makes it “appear” that way. The world is changing and so is Tess.

At one point apple showed decreasing sales an it was “apple is doomed”. This is the same thing. “Tesla is doomed”, but like Apple they will bounce back, much to the chargrin of many.

There’s no arguing with you when you refuse to even acknowledge incontrovertible facts.

Bounce back? What exactly is going to arrest this catastrophic decline in European sales? We’ll never allow Cybertrucks or robotaxis here and FSD isn’t operational in Europe and likely will never be.

There’s no doubting Tesla was a major market disruptor here from say 2018 to 2022 but unlike in the US, that EV market has since evolved significantly and left them in the rear-view. That’s what happens when you have a very limited product range and Musk repeatedly delays/cancels promised new models. Customers get bored, especially when there’s much more engaging, technologically advanced and better value options elsewhere.

Looking at those damning figures and extrapolating, you don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict Tesla revenues will continue to spiral to a not-too-distant critical point where there will be legitimate fears that they’ll look to close most if not all service centres in Europe. At that point, they’ll be looking at zero new sales (either consumer or fleet) and a withdrawal altogether.

 

[turbineseaplane]

but unlike in the US, that EV market has since evolved significantly and left them in the rear-view.

I'm so jealous of the breadth of EV models from which to choose in both Europe and China ... really everywhere outside the US.

 

[I7guy]

There’s no arguing with you when you refuse to even acknowledge incontrovertible facts.

Bounce back? What exactly is going to arrest this catastrophic decline in European sales? We’ll never allow Cybertrucks or robotaxis here and FSD isn’t operational in Europe and likely will never be.

There’s no doubting Tesla was a major market disruptor here from say 2018 to 2022 but unlike in the US, that EV market has since evolved significantly and left them in the rear-view. That’s what happens when you have a very limited product range and Musk repeatedly delays/cancels promised new models. Customers get bored, especially when there’s much more engaging, technologically advanced and better value options elsewhere.

Looking at those damning figures and extrapolating, you don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict Tesla revenues will continue to spiral to a not-too-distant critical point where there will be legitimate fears that they’ll look to close most if not all service centres in Europe. At that point, they’ll be looking at zero new sales (either consumer or fleet) and a withdrawal altogether.

Exactly. The bloodbath is 2% worldwide. China is the new Europe. And the model Y is still the best selling model on the planet. Talk about ignoring facts.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath

The data is in for Tesla’s full year 2025 in Europe, and frankly, it’s a bloodbath across most major markets....

electrek.co

Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

The first batch of January 2026 registration data is in from Europe, and Tesla’s freefall on the continent shows no...

electrek.co

Without opening the links, let me guess, it's Fred Lambert? He has a very personal vendetta against Elon Musk and Tesla - if he's saying something negative about Tesla or positive about any other EV, take it with the world's largest grain of salt.

Conversely, if he's forced to say something positive about Tesla, you know it's the truth.

(I do this with everyone - if they have an obvious bias one way, then you can totally ignore when they're doing their typical bias, but when they go against their bias, it's the strongest truth indicator imaginable.)

Update: I opened the links. They're both Fred Lambert.

 

[stevet]

Musk is a factor but his toxic PR has only compounded what was already starting to happen. Tesla was never “the EV of Europe” was just the first out of the block and got a head start as a result. Other European and Asian manufacturers have since caught up (and look to overtake) since the pandemic.

Everyone (all major European and Asian companies) has an affordable EV range in their portfolio now, and quite a few are better looking, better driving, better equipped and better value (including residual) overall than a Tesla. And in the last 12 months, the Chinese EVs have started to make a significant inroad into European markets, which will further eat into Tesla’s decreasing share.

I understand you and others downvoting take this personally given your own personal preference, but Europe and US are just very different markets (the Cybertruck would flop even if it satisfied EU safety and regulatory barriers), we have so much choice and there’s no significant brand loyalty to Tesla over here. They may be used as a comparator on price, but they’re no longer a standout choice and haven’t been for quite some time. I’m not a driver of or even a fan of EVs myself, just giving a different perspective from this side of the Atlantic.

The cybertruck is a flop here by any standard. Pickups aren’t good platforms for Evs if they are used like trucks.

 

[germanbeer007]

Even without context, look at the hard data…

Tesla's full 2025 data from Europe is in, and it is a total bloodbath

The data is in for Tesla’s full year 2025 in Europe, and frankly, it’s a bloodbath across most major markets....

electrek.co

Tesla (TSLA) can't find the bottom in Europe as 2026 starts with another brutal decline

The first batch of January 2026 registration data is in from Europe, and Tesla’s freefall on the continent shows no...

electrek.co

This isn’t a blip. Tesla’s full 2025 results in Europe were a bloodbath, registrations dropped 27.8% to just 235,000 units, down from 326,000 in 2024. And 2024 was already down roughly 10% from 2023.

So we’re now looking at three consecutive years of decline, with each year worse than the last:

• 2023 → 2024: Down ~10%
• 2024 → 2025: Down 27.8%
• 2025 → 2026 (Jan): Down 43.9%

The trajectory isn’t flattening. It’s accelerating.

What’s driving this?​

Multiple factors are compounding:

Product fatigue: The Model Y is now more than four years old in its current form. European buyers have plenty of fresher alternatives from BYD, Volkswagen, and others.

Brand damage: Elon Musk’s political activities have been particularly toxic in European markets, where his endorsements and commentary have alienated the environmentally-conscious buyer base that once formed Tesla’s core demographic.

Chinese competition: BYD and other Chinese automakers have been eating Tesla’s lunch across Europe. In the Netherlands, Tesla dropped from the top EV brand to fifth place in January.

Hard data: Model y is #1 in the world for 2025 https://www.focus2move.com/world-car-market/

Also Electrek isn't a serious EV site. Check Fred Lambert's X account. He sold all of his Tesla stock, many people have proved his articles wrong with facts and refuses to update the article. It's insane to even reference Electrek articles as facts.