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Toyota BEVs Gain Support for Apple Maps EV Routing

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Toyota has announced that its 2023 and newer battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the United States are adopting Apple Maps EV routing in CarPlay, a feature that will direct Toyota BEV owners to nearby electric vehicle charging facilities.

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The Apple Maps EV Routing option will allow Toyota BEV users to plan travel routes that include stops for charging. Without it, drivers would have had to exit out of ‌CarPlay‌ in order to create a route that included charging stops.

Apple Maps' EV Routing feature uses real-time data from the vehicle to guide drivers to their destinations more efficiently, automatically suggesting charging stops when needed. The system takes into account elevation changes and other driving conditions to decide when a recharge is necessary. If the vehicle's battery level becomes too low, Apple Maps will automatically direct the driver to the nearest compatible charging station.

Toyota says that all BEVs with Toyota Audio Multimedia can enable Apple Maps EV Routing via Apple CarPlay, including the new 2026 Toyota bZ models that just went on sale.

(Thanks, Taguro!)

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FightTheFuture said:
Worth pointing out that the newer Toyota bZ and C-HR will have NACs charging ports, so should include Tesla Superchargers in routing. Along with the need to carry a CCS to NACs adapter for public chargers.
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Apple Maps EV routing already includes Superchargers along with an "Adapter Required" advisory on the route. That is how it works for the Ford BEVs. The newer Toyotas will need to be the opposite and do Adapter Required for CCS locations. I'm sure it will work, as the port your car has shows up in Apple Maos once you link it.
 
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FightTheFuture said:
Worth pointing out that the newer Toyota bZ and C-HR will have NACs charging ports, so should include Tesla Superchargers in routing. Along with the need to carry a CCS to NACs adapter for public chargers.
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Chargers around here have CCS connectors on one side and NAC on the other.
 
When will Apple add chargers in Europe?
But then again, A Better Route Planner already does this very well and works on all CarPlay screen.
 
B4U said:
Take notes, GM!
Your greed knows no bound and still did not give us an actual explanation of why excluding CarPlay!
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GM is not obligated to give anyone a reason for not using CarPlay, though they did explain why.

I don't think GM —or any automobile manufacturer —is worried about Apple fanboys not buying their products because they don't support CarPlay. GM will have its own version that works with Apple phones. Apple needs to be certain its devices work with GM cars, not the other way around. The same goes for the various versions of Android; those companies will need to ensure their devices interface with the automobile.
 
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lyngo said:
Hey GM, take some notes from your Toyota competition.
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GM is doubling down on Google Built-In and my customers are mixed on this depending on how much they use Apple CarPlay on their current vehicle, if they even have it. Also doesn’t help that they are moving certain vehicle functions into the main screen, which doesn’t help with aging buyers who aren’t adept at tech and simply choose not to buy.
 
FatLouie said:
GM is not obligated to give anyone a reason for not using CarPlay, though they did explain why.

I don't think GM —or any automobile manufacturer —is worried about Apple fanboys not buying their products because they don't support CarPlay. GM will have its own version that works with Apple phones. Apple needs to be certain its devices work with GM cars, not the other way around. The same goes for the various versions of Android; those companies will need to ensure their devices interface with the automobile.
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The choice not to allow the owner to project Apple CarPlay or Android Auto at all on vehicles equipped with Google Built-In is certainly GM’s right, but it can and will impact sales to a degree. Whether it is a large or small degree remains to be seen. Most users can easily replicate their experience by downloading Google equivalent apps from the Play Store directly to their vehicles, so it’s really a matter of end user education and individual adeptness at technology. I have had a couple of customers who were very disappointed that CarPlay projection was not supported at all, but I ultimately was able to educate them on how they weren’t really missing features, but had to create new muscle memory to invoke the Google Assistant and use Google Maps instead of Apple Maps. There are other issues that are more serious that I am experimenting with finding ways around to make it easier to cope with losing Apple CarPlay.
 
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I would prefer to use Google Maps over my Beemer's built-in mapping, but since it's BMW, it's a pipe dream. The Beemer mapping is good, but sometimes it takes strange paths and she's a little overly chatty -- it's like riding with my wife...
 
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Great move by Toyota. Sign of more to come hopefully.

I wish Rivian would’ve adopted Apple Maps instead of Google. I get they likely did it for the POI data but Apple Maps UI would’ve beautifully complement Rivian. Apple needs to ditch Yelp and get better POI data.
 
Zdigital2015 said:
The choice not to allow the owner to project Apple CarPlay or Android Auto at all on vehicles equipped with Google Built-In is certainly GM’s right, but it can and will impact sales to a degree. Whether it is a large or small degree remains to be seen. Most users can easily replicate their experience by downloading Google equivalent apps from the Play Store directly to their vehicles, so it’s really a matter of end user education and individual adeptness at technology. I have had a couple of customers who were very disappointed that CarPlay projection was not supported at all, but I ultimately was able to educate them on how they weren’t really missing features, but had to create new muscle memory to invoke the Google Assistant and use Google Maps instead of Apple Maps. There are other issues that are more serious that I am experimenting with finding ways around to make it easier to cope with losing Apple CarPlay.
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Did you explain to them that after 8 years they’ll have to buy a subscription to continue service? Or whomever they sell the vehicle to will be on the hook for a subscription?
 
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